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[ on-kuhm-ing, awn- ] / ˈɒnˌkʌm ɪŋ, ˈɔn- / SEE SYNONYMS FOR oncoming ON THESAURUS.COM
adjectiveapproaching; nearing: the oncoming train; the oncoming holiday season. emerging: the oncoming generation of leaders. nounapproach; onset: the oncoming of winter. Origin of oncoming1835–45; on + coming, after verb phrase come on Words nearby oncomingoncogenicity, oncogenic virus, oncolite, oncology, oncolysis, oncoming, on commission, on condition that, on consignment, oncoplastic carcinoma, oncornavirus Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for oncomingBut the car roared away, the driver so desperate to escape that he veered into oncoming traffic. Did the Amber Lynn Coplin Murder Photos Sicken the Creeps of 4Chan?|Michael Daly|November 6, 2014|DAILY BEAST A block away, a car without a driver speeds through a red light and crashes into oncoming traffic. The Rapture: The Theological Idea That Inspired ‘The Leftovers’|Matthew Paul Turner|July 6, 2014|DAILY BEAST An aura is a warning symptom, or set of symptoms, that precedes an oncoming migraine. How to Destroy Your Headaches|Dr. Anand Veeravagu, MD, Tej Azad|June 23, 2014|DAILY BEAST Well, there was nothing paltry about Obamacare or rescuing the country from an oncoming depression. No One’s Going to Challenge Hillary Clinton|Robert Shrum|May 10, 2014|DAILY BEAST
When they reached the Will Rogers Park, just after Sunset, he did a u-turn at high speed into oncoming traffic. New Clue in Chasen Murder|A. L. Bardach|December 6, 2010|DAILY BEAST He stays with her longer: there is no jostling now; the dexterous servant delays the oncoming stream of guests. A Young Man's Year|Anthony Hope The cavalcade of the Yellow-Eyes had halted in a compact mass, awaiting the oncoming Indians. The Way of an Indian|Frederic Remington He knew not how nor why, yet he got his feel of the oncoming event from the gods themselves. "It's all up with me and the ship, too," thought Andy as he stood in the small chamber and watched the oncoming of the monster. Under the Ocean to the South Pole|Roy Rockwood Will the oncoming generations who con the story of the life of John Stark listen to the preaching of such an example in vain? Sword and Pen|John Algernon Owens
British Dictionary definitions for oncoming
adjectivecoming nearer in space or time; approaching nounthe approach or onsetthe oncoming of winter Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to oncomingapproaching, onrushing, coming, expected, forthcoming, imminent, looming, nearing, upcoming, advancing |