Standard Lemma guide

incoming

adj · intj · noun · 8 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • /ˈɪnˌkʌmɪŋ/
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  • CMU ARPABET: IH1 N K AH2 M IH0 NG Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Coming (or about to come) in; arriving.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Examples

  • Incoming tides cause a tidal bore in many rivers.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adj

Meaning 2

Succeeding to an office or other position.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Examples

  • The incoming prime minister gave a press conference.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

intj

Meaning 3

A warning that something is coming towards the addressee, especially enemy artillery fire.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: government, military, politics, war

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

noun

Meaning 4

The act of coming in; arrival.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

5

noun

Meaning 5

Enemy fire directed at oneself.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

Topics: government, military, politics, war

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

6

adjective

Meaning 6

entering upon a position of office vacated by another

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • the incoming president

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: outgoing

7

adjective

Meaning 7

arriving at a place or position

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • incoming class
  • incoming mail

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: outgoing

8

noun

Meaning 8

the act of entering

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • she made a grand entrance

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: entrance, entering, entry, ingress

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: arrival

Narrower terms: incursion, intrusion, irruption, entree, registration, enrollment, enrolment, penetration, admission, admittance

History

Etymology

From in (adverb) + coming (adjective).

From Middle English incomming, in comyng, in-comyng, incomyng, in-comynge, incomynge, inne comyng, yn comyng, equivalent to in (adverb) + coming (noun).

Across languages

Translations

28 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: влизащ (vlizašt) — coming in
  • Bulgarian: пристигащ (pristigašt) — coming in
  • Czech: příchozí — coming in
  • Finnish: saapuva — coming in
  • Finnish: tuleva — coming in
  • French: entrant — coming in
  • Georgian: შემომავალი (šemomavali) — coming in
  • German: eingehend — coming in
  • Italian: prossimo — coming in
  • Italian: in arrivo — coming in
  • Māori: taumai — coming in
  • Norwegian Bokmål: inngående — coming in
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: inngåande — coming in
  • Polish: przybywający — coming in
  • Spanish: entrante — coming in
  • Spanish: adveniente — coming in
  • Spanish: ingresante — coming in
  • Spanish: llegante — coming in
  • Spanish: arribante — coming in
  • Bulgarian: следващ (sledvašt) — succeeding to an office
  • Catalan: entrant — succeeding to an office
  • Finnish: seuraava — succeeding to an office
  • Finnish: tuleva — succeeding to an office
  • French: entrant — succeeding to an office
  • Italian: entrante — succeeding to an office
  • Polish: przyszły — succeeding to an office
  • Portuguese: entrante — succeeding to an office
  • Spanish: entrante — succeeding to an office
Real reading context

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