oncoming

adjective

ˈȯn-ˌkə-miŋ How to pronounce oncoming (audio)
Definition of oncomingnext
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 Police say a black Honda pickup truck was traveling eastbound on Huron River and was preparing to turn left onto Stefano when a semi truck behind it swerved to the right and clipped the Honda truck, pushing it into oncoming traffic. — Dejanay Booth-Singleton, CBS News, 12 Oct. 2026 Those traveling in a single lane or an outside lane, with a white stripe on the white side, can angle their car slightly, away from oncoming traffic, to hit the butt of the animal. — Celia Frazier, Denver Post, 2 Oct. 2026 Air raid sirens blare day and night, warning residents of oncoming fire and sending people running underground. — Dmytro Kuleba, Foreign Affairs, 30 Sep. 2026 Leslie Goldman, who lives near Studebaker and Stearns, said large piles of dirt — at times higher than cars — have blocked residents from crossing the street or seeing oncoming traffic. — Barbara Kingsley-Wilson, Los Angeles Times, 25 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for oncoming
Recent Examples of Synonyms for oncoming
  1. upcoming
  2. approaching
  3. impending
  4. coming
Adjective
  • The pope’s diagnosis and surgery left his upcoming trip to South America up in the air.
    — Marlene Lenthang, NBC news, 21 Oct. 2026
  • There are also deals on women's pajama gift sets in cute holiday prints, like red plaid or holiday dogs, as well as kids' ski apparel for an upcoming winter vacation.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 21 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
  • Anthropic reportedly plans to spend $750 billion on adding compute capacity in the coming years, including hundreds of billions in non-cancelable deals, as AI labs race to finance a huge infrastructure buildout.
    — Prashant Rao, semafor.com, 21 Oct. 2026
  • But the new title serves political purposes and could mean quite a lot to visitors, supporters and surrounding communities alike in the coming years.
    — Seth T. Kannarr, The Conversation, 21 Oct. 2026
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“Oncoming.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/oncoming. Accessed 28 Oct. 2026.

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