collision course

noun

: a course (as of moving bodies or antithetical philosophies) that will result in collision or conflict if continued unaltered

Examples of collision course in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Lady in the Lake When the disappearance of a young girl grips the city of Baltimore in 1966, the lives of two women converge on a fatal collision course. —Scott Feinberg, HollywoodReporter, 7 Apr. 2025

Trump legal battles on SCOTUS collision course TWO OF PRESIDENT TRUMP‘s highest-profile legal battles appear to be headed to the Supreme Court. —Jonathan Easley, The Hill, 24 Mar. 2025

Speaking of collision courses, a Finals matchup between the Thunder and Celtics has felt inevitable for months. —Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Apr. 2025

These teams have been on a divisional round collision course since the Ravens wrangled the AFC North lead from the Pittsburgh Steelers. —Jeff Howe, The Athletic, 14 Jan. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1944, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for collision course

• bourse
• coarse
• force
• gorse
• hoarse
• horse
• norse
• source
• concourse
• divorce
• endorse
• enforce