oncoming
adjective
on·com·ing
ˈȯn-ˌkə-miŋ 
ˈän-
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we're looking forward to your oncoming visit
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Swerving can lead to more serious crashes with oncoming traffic or roadside obstacles.
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Gabrielle Chenault, Nashville Tennessean, 12 Nov. 2025
Vehicle after vehicle risked passing one, two or three cars before the oncoming car driving the opposite direction caught up.
—Arlyssa D. Becenti, AZCentral.com, 11 Nov. 2025
An oncoming train has obliterated a car parked on its tracks — and the driver along with it.
—Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 11 Nov. 2025
Investigators determined that a southbound Acura veered into oncoming traffic and struck a Hyundai that was going northbound.
—Sacbee.com, 10 Nov. 2025
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Gabrielle Chenault, Nashville Tennessean, 12 Nov. 2025
Vehicle after vehicle risked passing one, two or three cars before the oncoming car driving the opposite direction caught up.
—Arlyssa D. Becenti, AZCentral.com, 11 Nov. 2025
An oncoming train has obliterated a car parked on its tracks — and the driver along with it.
—Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 11 Nov. 2025
Investigators determined that a southbound Acura veered into oncoming traffic and struck a Hyundai that was going northbound.
—Sacbee.com, 10 Nov. 2025
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oncoming
adjective
on·com·ing
ˈȯn-ˌkəm-iŋ
ˈän-
: coming nearer
oncoming traffic
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