ONCOMING Synonyms: 32 Similar and Opposite Words

oncoming

adjective

ˈȯn-ˌkə-miŋ

Definition of oncoming

as in upcoming

being soon to appear or take place we're looking forward to your oncoming visit

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Recent Examples of oncoming An Iryo train traveling from Malaga to Madrid derailed near Adamuz, in southern Spain, and collided with an oncoming Renfe train heading to Huelva. — ABC News, 28 Oct. 2026 But, Burke kept going, turning into oncoming traffic on Southwest 77th Avenue. — David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 23 Oct. 2026 Protesters gather in Lee’s Summit Protestors in downtown Lee’s Summit along 3rd Street displayed their signs to oncoming traffic, led chants and distributed information about the upcoming election. — Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 17 Oct. 2026 Here, however, players shoot oncoming asteroids by sliding a physical starship piece around the Board. — Kevin Cortez, Time, 15 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for oncoming

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Adjective

Fortune says the Windows and Xbox teams clashed over the OS for an upcoming handheld device in particular.

— Chris Hoffman, PC Magazine, 28 Oct. 2026
While European customers are generally flocking to the European Space Agency’s Ariane 6 rocket, others are booking slots on upcoming medium-lift rockets, such as Rocket Lab’s Neutron rocket.

— Mojtaba Akhavan-Tafti, The Conversation, 28 Oct. 2026

Definition of upcoming

Adjective

But Chang, who was then working for a solar-energy startup, found the proceedings unexpectedly disinterested in political strategy, even as the 2024 Presidential election was fast approaching.

— Benjamin Wallace-Wells, New Yorker, 18 Oct. 2026
The deadline to register to vote in Pennsylvania for the 2026 midterm election is fast approaching.

— Madeline Bartos, CBS News, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of approaching

Adjective

The departures come just over a month after the museum announced the impending exit of chief executive and director Eugene Tan.

— News Desk, Artforum, 26 Oct. 2026
Just in time for the impending arrival of winter, New Balance has quietly upgraded the Abzorb 2010 with Gore-Tex membranes in a pack of three distinctly different colorways.

— Riley Jones, Footwear News, 25 Oct. 2026

Definition of impending

Adjective

Its flight rate will undoubtedly accelerate in the coming months, but even at a weekly launch cadence, fueling a Starship for a lunar landing would still require more than four months of dedicated launches.

— Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 29 Oct. 2026
This approach arrives at a key moment, preparing the global solar market for the massive influx of panel waste expected in the coming years.

— Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 29 Oct. 2026

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