Synonyms of arriving

arriving

verb

present participle of arrive

1

as in coming

to get to a destination

when will the guests arrive?

Synonyms & Similar Words

• coming
• appearing
• landing
• disembarking
• getting in
• getting through
• reaching
• turning up
• showing up
• hitting
• fetching
• making
• pulling in
• bursting (in or into)
• debarking
• blowing in
• touching down
• checking in
• barging (in)
• waltzing (in)
• breezing (in)
• clocking (in)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• leaving
• going
• checking out
• fleeing
• clocking (out)
• vamoosing

2

as in succeeding

to reach a desired level of accomplishment

the actress knew she'd arrived when she received an Oscar nomination

Synonyms & Similar Words

• succeeding
• flourishing
• thriving
• prospering
• making it
• getting ahead
• getting somewhere
• cutting it
• getting there
• winning
• excelling
• making the grade
• making good
• hacking it
• hitting it big
• prevailing
• cutting the mustard
• coming into one's own
• making one's mark
• triumphing

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• failing
• struggling
• floundering

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of arriving

Upon arriving at the Pentagon, Hegseth immediately began dismissing senior officials, often without explanation, demonstrating his desire to reshape the Pentagon leadership. —Brittney Melton, NPR, 23 Apr. 2026

Peru is holding a presidential runoff on June 7 even as votes are still being counted and officials are sifting through tally sheets arriving from remote areas and Peruvian consulates abroad following the first round on April 12. —Franklin Briceño, Los Angeles Times, 23 Apr. 2026

Trading the tropics for the heart of London may seem like an unlikely backdrop for the brand’s 27th opening, but there’s also something to be said for arriving at the Six Senses London without a multi-leg, multi-day journey that requires, say, a wellness retreat to recover from. —Cnt Editors, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Apr. 2026

The carousel also includes both a prism and grism (a planar prism) that will allow the telescope to do spectroscopy, giving us a picture of what wavelengths of light are arriving from certain sources or how severely redshifted the light of distant objects has become. —John Timmer, ArsTechnica, 23 Apr. 2026

Werner sent keeper Brad Stuver the wrong way from the penalty spot to score his second goal since arriving from Germany at the start of the season. —Harold Gutmann, Mercury News, 23 Apr. 2026

Players like Kelly heard stories about Landeskog after arriving in Colorado. —Corey Masisak, Denver Post, 23 Apr. 2026

Cooperation and patience will be important as the events get underway and as the crowds begin arriving in the city. —John Shumway, CBS News, 16 Apr. 2026

Upon arriving to the Charlotte Hornets after getting traded from the Chicago Bulls, Coby White didn’t need an introduction to LaMelo Ball. —Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 16 Apr. 2026