in·com·ing
ˈin-ˌkə-miŋ 
1
: taking a new place or position especially as part of a succession
the incoming president
2
: just starting or beginning
the incoming year
3
: coming in : arriving
an incoming ship
incoming mail
1
: the act of coming in : arrival
2
: income sense 1
—usually used in plural
Examples of incoming in a Sentence
Adjective
All incoming phone calls are monitored for quality control.
Noun
the endless succession of incomings had us wondering how we would ever find room for everyone
the company's incomings from its brick-and-mortar stores, online sales, and website advertising
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Christa Swanson, CBS News, 13 Dec. 2025
The fee is seen as a stopgap as the EU works to set up a more permanent framework to handle billions of incoming shipments across the bloc.
—Rhonda Richford, Footwear News, 13 Dec. 2025
Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 2 Dec. 2025
The Boston region is in for a few showers and a cold front incoming in the next week, with Veterans Day looking to be a bitterly cold and windy day, according to National Weather Service forecasts.
—Grace Zokovitch, Boston Herald, 10 Nov. 2025
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Adjective
Two pilots monitor incoming service calls and determine if the drone could help responding officers.
—Christa Swanson, CBS News, 13 Dec. 2025
The fee is seen as a stopgap as the EU works to set up a more permanent framework to handle billions of incoming shipments across the bloc.
—Rhonda Richford, Footwear News, 13 Dec. 2025
Noun
The expectation is that at least one young forward will arrive across the course of next year, there will be incomings and outgoings in midfield, a youthful centre-back or two will be sought, while replacing one of the wingers is not out of the question.
—Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 2 Dec. 2025
The Boston region is in for a few showers and a cold front incoming in the next week, with Veterans Day looking to be a bitterly cold and windy day, according to National Weather Service forecasts.
—Grace Zokovitch, Boston Herald, 10 Nov. 2025
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“Incoming.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/incoming. Accessed 14 Dec. 2025.
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