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

In the next few weeks, hundreds of thousands of freshmen, many of them arriving without any family history of college at all, will decide whether to walk into a fraternity event or skip it. — Todd Buchanan, The Orlando Sentinel, 28 Aug. 2026

The reconstructed Florida State offense will be built around QB Ashton Daniels and RB Quintrevion Wisner, both arriving via the portal seeking fresh starts. — Eddie Timanus, USA Today, 28 Aug. 2026

The vast majority of the migrants left soon after arriving, upon finding a lack of transportation to Europe and a lack of accommodations, but thousands remain. — Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 28 Aug. 2026

More than three years ago, an Arctic owl captivated residents in Cypress for a month after arriving around Christmas. — Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times, 27 Aug. 2026

Fans across the country have been eager to get their hands on GTA 6, which is arriving 13 years after the debut of the fifth installment. — Mary Cunningham, CBS News, 27 Aug. 2026

Acura envisions each of its next-gen vehicles arriving on new platforms that will be able to accommodate gas, hybrid, and, eventually, all-electric powertrains. — Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 27 Aug. 2026

Their one lever appeared to be a hope of LeBron James arriving in free agency. — Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 27 Aug. 2026

Now, Jordan’s beloved novels are arriving on the other side of the Atlantic. — Carly Tagen-Dye, PEOPLE, 27 Aug. 2026