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

Shower and storm chances may linger into Monday, with drier air likely arriving again Tuesday. — Bill Kelly, CBS News, 14 Aug. 2026

Centre-back Ronald Araujo has been the only new addition, arriving on a year’s loan from Barcelona. — Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 14 Aug. 2026

The result was that both planes briefly shared the same airspace before the arriving flight landed. — ABC News, 14 Aug. 2026

In response to a cryptic message, Hal rockets to Rushville—literally, because his ring gives him the power of flight—arriving to a murder scene and leaving a confused John to follow by plane. — Judy Berman, Time, 14 Aug. 2026

Not an event — a slot, arriving alone at a different hour for every listener, into no moment at all. — Jeff Rabhan, Rolling Stone, 14 Aug. 2026

With a large ensemble cast, everyone gets their due, including Kurt Russell as late-arriving big agriculture antagonist Dob McCoy. — Katie Walsh, Boston Herald, 13 Aug. 2026

In the cloud, late-arriving data can often be retried; at the edge, a late packet may miss the decision window. — Jagadish Gokavarapu, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026

Friday, there were trains arriving within 6 to 8 minutes at each Red Line station. — Mike Stunson, USA Today, 7 Aug. 2026