When a person or vehicle arrives at a place, you can refer to their arrival.
...the day after his arrival in England.
He was dead on arrival at the nearby hospital.
...the airport arrivals hall.
...the arrival gate at Penn Station.
Synonyms: appearance, coming, arriving, entrance More Synonyms of arrival
2. variable noun [oft with poss]
When someone starts a new job, you can refer to their arrival in that job.
...the power vacuum created by the arrival of a new president.
The company had eight departures and 11 new arrivals on its management board in 1980-89.
3. singular noun [usually with poss]
When something is brought to you or becomes available, you can refer to its arrival.
I was flicking idly through a newspaper while awaiting the arrival of orange juiceand coffee. [+ of]
The coronation broadcast marked the arrival of television.
4. singular noun
When a particular time comes or a particular event happens, you can refer to its arrival.
He celebrated the arrival of the New Year with a party for his friends. [+ of]
Synonyms: coming, happening, taking place, dawn [literary] More Synonyms of arrival
5. countable noun [usually adjective NOUN]
You can refer to someone who has just arrived at a place as a new arrival.
A high proportion of the new arrivals are skilled professionals.
He was the most junior and most recent arrival at the embassy.
Synonyms: newcomer, arriver, incomer, visitor More Synonyms of arrival
6. singular noun [usually with poss]
When a baby is born, you can refer to its arrival.
...a couple anticipating the arrival of a new child.
Synonyms: birth, delivery, childbirth, nativity More Synonyms of arrival
7. countable noun [usually adjective NOUN]
You can refer to a baby who has just been born as a new arrival.
Her father was besotted with the new arrival.
arrival in British English
(əˈraɪvəl)
noun
1.
the act or time of arriving
2.
a person or thing that arrives or has arrived
3.
the reaching of a condition or objective
arrival in American English
(əˈraɪvəl)
noun
1.
the act of arriving
2.
a person or thing that arrives or has arrived
COBUILD Collocations
arrival
greet an arrival
surprise arrival
unexpected arrival
welcome arrivals
Examples of 'arrival' in a sentence
arrival
We have to improve with more new arrivals.
The Sun (2017)
The key is the arrival of new faces.
The Sun (2016)
One centre has had to convert a spare room into a special ward for new arrivals.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Money is tight and the list of things the new arrival will need is long.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
How do you make a splash to announce the arrival of a new car show?
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
He disappeared the day after his arrival in India.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
A busier arrivals hall at airports is balanced by a quieter time in departures.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
The boost he has given them since his arrival just seems to be getting stronger and stronger.
The Sun (2008)
We were over the moon and making plans for our new arrival.
The Sun (2011)
Walking through airport arrivals with just one nipper can induce trauma.
The Sun (2010)
Yet an influx of new arrivals can also place a great strain on local resources.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
Some wondered at the relatively recent arrival of the board.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
New arrivals and fresh ideas add so much to your life at home and at work.
The Sun (2014)
They found jobs for new arrivals and distributed food and other help to all in bad times.
Garraty, John Arthur The American Nation: A History of the United States to 1877 (1995)
Southampton airport suspended all arrivals and departures for a time because of high winds.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
Everything was put in readiness for the great day of arrival.
Christianity Today (2000)
It may prove to be just beyond them this time as the new arrivals take time to bed in.
The Sun (2009)
Thirteen per cent picked departure and arrival times and just over one in ten went for the distance to and from airports.
The Sun (2010)
Notwithstanding the recent arrival of reinforcements, the present military picture still looks bleak.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
Check live arrival and departure boards, and follow planes on the map.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
Labour MPs recount story after story of constituents complaining that recent arrivals jump the housing queue.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Visitors were often appalled by the squalor, but the couple regarded the arrival of rats more with amusement than alarm.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
Passengers facing lengthy immigration queues at Heathrow will be able to hammer out their frustration on ping pong tables placed in the arrivals halls.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
Özil's arrival has not just boosted the players, but the fans, too.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
In other languages
arrival
British English: arrival /əˈraɪvl/ NOUN
Your arrival at a place is the act of arriving there.
...the day after his arrival in the country.
American English: arrival
Arabic: وُصُول
Brazilian Portuguese: chegada
Chinese: 到达
Croatian: dolazak
Czech: příchod
Danish: ankomst
Dutch: aankomst
European Spanish: llegada
Finnish: saapuminen
French: arrivée
German: Ankunft
Greek: άφιξη
Italian: arrivo
Japanese: 到着
Korean: 도착
Norwegian: ankomst
Polish: przybycie
European Portuguese: chegada
Romanian: sosire
Russian: прибытие
Latin American Spanish: llegada
Swedish: ankomst
Thai: การมาถึง
Turkish: varış
Ukrainian: прибуття
Vietnamese: sự đến
All related terms of 'arrival'
arrival board
a board showing the time of arrival of planes , trains or buses
arrival date
Your arrival date is the date that you are expected to come to a hotel or other location .
arrival time
the time when someone or something arrives , arrived, or will arrive
arrival platform
the platform where a train, or passenger arrives
surprise arrival
You can refer to someone who has just arrived at a place as a new arrival .
unexpected arrival
When a person or vehicle arrives at a place, you can refer to their arrival .
greet an arrival
You can refer to someone who has just arrived at a place as a new arrival .
arrivals board
a board showing the time of arrival of planes , trains or buses
Chinese translation of 'arrival'
arrival
(əˈraɪvl)
n
(c/u)[of person, vehicle, letter]到达(達) (dàodá)
(s)[of invention, idea, product]出现(現) (chūxiàn)
(c) (= newcomer) (in job, at place) 新到者 (xīndàozhě)
1 (noun)
Definition
the act of arriving
the day after his arrival
Synonyms
appearance
The sudden appearance of the deer caught me by surprise.
coming
Most of us welcome the coming of summer.
arriving
entrance
The audience chanted his name as he made his entrance.
advent
The advent of war led to austerity.
materialization
2 (noun)
They celebrated the arrival of the New Year.
Synonyms
coming
happening
plans to hire freelance reporters to cover the latest happenings
taking place
dawn (literary)
the dawn of the radio age
emergence
the emergence of new democracies in Central Europe
occurrence
the greatest occurrence of heart disease in the over-65s
materialization
3 (noun)
Definition
a person or thing that has just arrived
A high proportion of the new arrivals are skilled professionals.