arrivalar‧riv‧al /əˈraɪvəl/ ●●● W3 noun 
Only the timely arrival of the police prevented the situation from becoming worse. Traffic problems account for one third of late arrivals.arrival at/in Shortly after our arrival in London, Lisa was attacked.on arrival A deposit is payable on arrival (=when you arrive).2the arrival of something a)the time when a new idea, product etc is first used or discovered: The demand for phone numbers has increased since the arrival of mobile phones. b)the time when an event or period of time starts to happen: The arrival of winter can make many people feel depressed.3[countable] someone who has just arrived in a place: New arrivals were greeted with suspicion. Late arrivals will not be admitted to the theatre.4arrivals the place at an airport where people arrive when they get off a plane: the arrivals lounge5new arrival a baby who has just been born
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- Congratulations on your new arrival!
- Joe's sudden arrival spoiled all our plans.
- Let me know the date and time of your arrival.
- On arrival in Addis Ababa please report to the Ministry of Education.
- Porter spoke to reporters shortly after his arrival.
- She was rushed to the hospital but was pronounced dead on arrival.
- The arrival of Flight 227 was delayed by two hours.
- The show begins with the arrival of the Europeans in the New World.
- TV crews from around the world filmed President Mandela's arrival at the airport.
- From his arrival, Greenhill caused dissension at Smith Barney.
- On Reeve's arrival he did take charge.
- Sara went about her business, more troubled than ever about Jenny's imminent arrival.
- The arrival of the census form routinely sparks a bad-tempered debate about intrusiveness and unreasonable authority.
- The bustle of passport control and customs clearance over, father and daughter emerged into the pristine arrivals lounge.
- The first dropout occurred within a month after arrival.
Longman Language Activatorwhen something or someone arrives
: somebody's arrival · Let me know the date and time of your arrival.· Joe's sudden arrival spoiled all our plans.the arrival of · The show begins with the arrival of the Europeans in the New World.arrival at/in · TV crews from around the world filmed President Mandela's arrival at the airport.on arrival (=when someone arrives) · On arrival in Addis Ababa please report to the Ministry of Education.dead on arrival (=dead before arriving at the hospital -- used especially in news or medical reports) · She was rushed to the hospital but was pronounced dead on arrival.
the time when something is first used or discovered the time when an important new idea, method, or product is first used or discovered, especially one that will lead to important changes: · With the arrival of the railroads after the Civil War, more and more people began moving west to California.· The arrival of convenience foods took much of the hard work out of preparing meals.
also the advent of formal the time when an important new system, idea, product, or method begins to exist or be used, causing important changes in society: · The Middle East changed dramatically with the coming of Islam 600 years after Christ.· Before the coming of the railways in the late 1860s these old roads were the only link between towns.· The advent of TV led to major changes in our social and family life.· Women workers tended to lose their jobs with the advent of new technology.
the beginning of something, for example a new political movement, that will become more and more important, and will change the way many people behave or think: · More than anyone else, Elvis Presley was responsible for the birth of rock and roll.· The birth of modern science was to fundamentally change people's attitudes towards religion.
the beginning of an important period of time in history - used especially in literature: · People have worshipped gods since the dawn of civilization.· Ordinary life would never be the same again after the dawn of the Industrial age.· A small group of poets and writers ushered in the dawn of the Romantic era in literature.
someone who has just started a new job, school etc someone who is new has only recently arrived in a place, started working in a particular job, or joined an organization: · You're new here, aren't you?· All new employees are given training.new to: · Children who are new to the school may need extra help.· We don't expect you to work as fast as everyone else, while you're still new to the job.new recruit: · Our club membership is flourishing - we've had a huge number of new recruits this year.
someone who has only recently arrived in a place or only recently started a job, sport, or other activity: · The inhabitants of these remote mountain villages tend to be very suspicious of newcomers.· Our team will include some familiar faces as well as a few newcomers.newcomer to: · Although she's a newcomer to the sport, she's already very successful.comparative/relative newcomer (=someone who has arrived or started doing something recently, compared to other people): · I was fifty and a comparative newcomer to computers.
someone who has just arrived in a place, especially in order to live or work there: · Jim, this is our new arrival, Lyndsay. She'll be taking over from Bob.· 1200 new arrivals, including small children and babies, were left sitting on the pavement outside the embassy.the new arrival (=a newly-born baby): · Gwyn's children, Craig and Laura, are thrilled with the new arrival.
someone who has just arrived in a place which they have never been to before, and which they do not know much about: · The people I stayed with were very kind, so I didn't feel like a stranger for long.· Many of the farming families have lived here for hundreds of years, and tend to treat everyone else as strangers.
someone who is fresh from a place of education has only just finished training and is not experienced when they arrive at a new job: fresh from: · You can't expect teachers fresh from college to deal with large classes of difficult children.fresh out of: · We were under the command of a young lieutenant who was fresh out of officer training school.
American someone who has just started doing a job or playing a professional sport, and has little experience: · It was rookie coach, Ray Rhodes, who got the most credit for keeping the team in check.· a rookie cop
British /freshman American a student who has just started at a university or college: · I was eighteen years old and a freshman at Harvard.· a freshers' party· freshers' week
informal someone who is a new user of a technology, especially the Internet: · The program is simple to use, even for newbies.
someone who starts a new job or joins an organization and is likely to make improvements, for example by introducing more modern ideas and methods: · They seem to be expecting everyone over 50 to step aside and make way for new blood.· After its membership halved in the past year, leaving mainly diehard right-wingers behind, the party now desperately needs new blood.
to start to exist if something such as an organization or a country comes into being or into existence , it starts to exist: · Pakistan came into existence as an independent country in 1947.· Darwin's theory of evolution explains how different species came into being.
to suddenly start to exist in a very short period of time: · Dozens of websites have sprung up to provide information for travelers.· New dot.com companies are springing up all the time.
if something such as a problem, a difficulty, or an argument arises , it appears or starts, usually as a result of something else happening: · When a conflict arises in the workplace, you should aim to repair the relationship as quickly as possible.arise from/out of: · Low achievement at school often arises from poverty and bad social conditions.if/when/should etc the need arise (=if etc it becomes necessary): · All staff are expected to do some overtime, if the need arises.
if an important idea, group, or organization is born , it starts to exist - use this especially when you are describing the history of something: : · With the invention of the electric guitar, rock 'n' roll was born.· Picasso was painting pictures in a Cubist style long before the Cubist movement was born.
when something new starts to exist or be used: · The arrival of the railroads after the Civil War produced a huge building boom in California.· the arrival of gene technology
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY New arrivals were greeted with suspicion. Late arrivals will not be admitted to the theatre.COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADJECTIVE
New arrivals were greeted with suspicion. Late arrivals will not be admitted to the theatre.· In use To start with, the Dimension was dead on arrival.· An ambulance took her to hospital in Abertillery, Gwent, but she was dead on arrival.· Like Gelsomina, Zampano is largely dead on arrival.· Kelly, who was in her early 20s, was airlifted to hospital with multiple stab wounds but was dead on arrival.· But she was dead on arrival at hospital.· He was pronounced dead on arrival at Wrexham Maelor Hospital.· He had bruising around the eyes, and they arrested the parents because he was dead on arrival at the hospital.
· The Langney bird may possibly have been a very early spring arrival.· And almost alone among the early Hmong arrivals, he could see that storm signals lay ahead.· I've just been to see one of our early arrivals in his cabin.· A positive deviation indicates an early arrival and a negative deviation indicates a late arrival.
· It was simply the imminent arrival of Charlotte.· Victorian damsels madly anticipate his imminent arrival.· Sara went about her business, more troubled than ever about Jenny's imminent arrival.· That night I couldn't close my eyes, the slightest creaking of the furniture announcing the imminent arrival of the undead.
· Pine stumps on Lewis date from 4800 - 3900 B.P., suggesting that pine was a late arrival there.· Continue your journey south for a late arrival at your hotel accommodation.· Now Raymond Campbell is set to become the latest arrival.· Severiano Ballesteros was disqualified for late arrival on the 1st tee.· The latest arrival, Pixie the 8 week old puppy.· The sun, as if ashamed of its late arrival, shone its hardest and hottest.· I am sorry about the late arrival of our response which is partly due the time involved in consulting member organisations.· You may wish to time the cake cutting and speeches so that later arrivals can enjoy them.
· However, the new minister on arrival soon found that he was faced with a seemingly impossible task.· Conversion to this perspective represented a transition point in the socialization of new arrivals.· The baby Eagles are sharing the incubation room with some other new arrivals.· John made a speech welcoming the new arrivals.· The Blairs insist the new arrival will not be exploited for political ends.· To ensure a comfortable, homey environment, always greet new arrivals by name and ask how they are feeling.· The high motivation, skills and adaptability of the new arrivals create social tensions that will be expressed in economic jealousy.
· They are recent arrivals, for the whole country was covered by ice until a few thousand years ago.· The recent arrivals were not in uniform, but were all armed and presented a fierce aspect.· The Deputy Under Secretary was a recent arrival at Century.· Aluminium Unlike lead, aluminium is a relatively recent arrival in the pollution debate.
VERB· And now, due to popular demand, we can announce the arrival of the Megadisk!· That night I couldn't close my eyes, the slightest creaking of the furniture announcing the imminent arrival of the undead.· On passing under the building a cacophony of kettle drums and trumpets would once have announced the arrival of any important visitor.· Then I would announce my arrival to the university authorities.· Worn-out truck tyres stacked in heaps announce the arrival in the village of the industrial era.· Clearly his first task was to call on him and announce his arrival.
· In the play s celebrated central act they get riotously tipsy as they await the nocturnal arrival of the Gallic Romeo.· Senior courtiers went to await the arrival of the train at the capital.· Alan Watkins, who was awaiting the arrival of the Chancellor himself, gave Amaranth his approving eye.· So when he prophesies a shiner, I await its certain arrival....· I saw the Manor at Welshpool where a Class 37 and its passengers awaited its arrival.· I am like a shipwrecked survivor holding fast to the debris, awaiting the arrival of the scheduled liner.· Two very new and raw advisers were awaiting the arrival of Mr Rocke.· Therese of Lisieux arrived right on schedule at the city's main Catholic seminary yesterday morning, where hundreds awaited the arrival.
· But that would be perfectly possible without delaying Mrs. Bidwell's arrival.· Due to his delayed arrival, Chun himself escaped injury.
· This usually happened after lunch on the day following their arrival.· Military flights follow a banked arrival path that avoids residential areas.· Elizabeth Mowbray was delighted by the marked change in her daughter that followed Joan's arrival.· She says her dismissal followed the arrival of Peter Hughes, who became high commissioner in January 1998.· Detained Numbers of refugees seeking asylum in the United Kingdom are held in detention for long periods following their arrival.· William of Orange, following his arrival in London, called a Parliament for 1st.
· Scant public attention has greeted the arrival of the children.· After picking up their baggage, they were greeted in the arrivals hall by excited parents.· To ensure a comfortable, homey environment, always greet new arrivals by name and ask how they are feeling.· Roker, Tom, turnkey who greets Pickwick on his arrival at the Fleet, and finds him accommodation.· In such a case, I would greet the group upon arrival at the hotel or the airport.· The staff who had greeted her arrival with such scepticism were sad to see her go.· Bradshaw rather unwisely greeted McLean's arrival in the ring by nutting him.
· But a great noise outside heralds the arrival of the Liberation Army.· A hacking cough from the porch heralded the arrival of Nancy Little and the Doctor.· A blast of superheated rock fragments heralded the Doctor's arrival into a huge circular chamber.· Jennifer already knew that such a meeting nearly always heralded the arrival of a secret visitor - usually a priest.
· Ateneo Honeymoon and silver anniversary couples staying 5 nights or more receive dinner on arrival and a complimentary gondola ride.· In Sao Paulo three other zoos have created penguin aquariums to receive the new arrivals.
· Success hinged on timing their arrival just as the last fat slice of sun slid below the horizon.· During the 1987 election we set a carefully timed an organised arrival at a particular airport.· He had timed their arrival for early evening with few people around.· He had timed his arrival for shortly after midday in the hope that lunchtime would find the staff free of commitments.· We had timed our arrival well as the local Highland Games took place the next day.· In fact, I saw from the station clock that I had timed my arrival just about perfectly.
· Reg apparently came most Sunday afternoons to help welcome the anxious new arrivals.· John made a speech welcoming the new arrivals.· The boy had the distinct impression he was about to meet some one who would welcome his arrival.
PHRASES FROM THE ENTRY► arrivalsPHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
1[countable, uncountable] when someone or something arrives somewhere OPP departure: - Demand for telephone numbers has skyrocketed since the arrival of fax machines in offices.
- Best of all, Giselle Allen's Tatyana could mark the arrival of a star.
- I am like a shipwrecked survivor holding fast to the debris, awaiting the arrival of the scheduled liner.
- Scant public attention has greeted the arrival of the children.
- The biggest distraction of all, the arrival of Celtic's new manager Lou Macari.
- The usual button-down look of Washington has been brightened by the arrival of Hollywood celebrities.
- Thinking it meant the arrival of a new doctor, she stopped to read the two names on it.
- Thus the time taken to unroll a carpet is very short compared with the time interval between the arrival of successive consignments.
- 1200 new arrivals, including small children and babies, were left sitting on the pavement outside the embassy.
- Gwyn's children, Craig and Laura, are thrilled with the new arrival.
- Jim, this is our new arrival, Lyndsay. She'll be taking over from Bob.
- And there is the intriguing possibility of a new arrival next season - Joe Montana.
- For the media, interferon was a glamorous new arrival on the pharmaceutical scene.
- Hall gives a funny and moving account of the misfit schoolchild latching on to the new arrival.
- He'd noted that Howard had clammed up as the new arrival appeared.
- Mulholland had been saying that the city had surplus water sufficient for only ten thousand new arrivals.
- The baby Eagles are sharing the incubation room with some other new arrivals.
- The sound of hysterical laughter swept through the new arrivals as they looked at each other.
- With the birth less than six weeks away, Jacqui is juggling a hectic schedule between work and planning for the new arrival.
- And there is the intriguing possibility of a new arrival next season - Joe Montana.
- For the media, interferon was a glamorous new arrival on the pharmaceutical scene.
- Hall gives a funny and moving account of the misfit schoolchild latching on to the new arrival.
- He'd noted that Howard had clammed up as the new arrival appeared.
- Mulholland had been saying that the city had surplus water sufficient for only ten thousand new arrivals.
- The baby Eagles are sharing the incubation room with some other new arrivals.
- The sound of hysterical laughter swept through the new arrivals as they looked at each other.
- With the birth less than six weeks away, Jacqui is juggling a hectic schedule between work and planning for the new arrival.
- And he adds his personal guarantee of company and protection, with the assurance of eventual safe return.
- Birdland is now offering a reward for the safe return of the birds and the conviction of the thieves.
- He wishes you to have not merely a safe journey, but an aesthetically pleasing one.
- Meanwhile, the Spartan observers were politely detained, pending the ambassadors' safe return.
- The Everqueen herself gifted him with a heart-shaped broach which she had woven with enchantments for his safe return.
- Travellers would offer them bread and milk to be sure of a safe journey.
- Worse, really, because with ageing there's not the least possibility of a safe return.
Only the timely arrival of the police prevented the situation from becoming worse. Traffic problems account for one third of late arrivals.arrival at/in Shortly after our arrival in London, Lisa was attacked.on arrival A deposit is payable on arrival (=when you arrive).2the arrival of something a)the time when a new idea, product etc is first used or discovered: The demand for phone numbers has increased since the arrival of mobile phones. b)the time when an event or period of time starts to happen: The arrival of winter can make many people feel depressed.3[countable] someone who has just arrived in a place: New arrivals were greeted with suspicion. Late arrivals will not be admitted to the theatre.4arrivals the place at an airport where people arrive when they get off a plane: the arrivals lounge5new arrival a baby who has just been born