incoming
pronunciation
How to pronounce incoming in British English:
UK [ˈɪnkʌmɪŋ]
How to pronounce incoming in American English:
US [ˈɪnkʌmɪŋ]
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- Noun:
- the act of entering
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- Adjective:
- coming in or succeeding or of the future
Word Origin
- incoming (n.)
- late 14c., "action of coming in," from in + coming. As a present participle adjective, from 1753. Of game, from 1892; transferred in World War I to artillery; as a warning cry of incoming shellfire, it seems to date to the U.S. war in Vietnam (1968).
Example
- 1. Incoming sunlight is scattered in all directions by waves .
- 2. Tiny structures-like loops or cylinders-within the rings divert the incoming waves around the object , preventing both reflection and absorption .
- 3. This is a method used to reverse the incoming negative thought using recalled emotions and feelings .
- 4. Our actor loops indefinitely , waiting for incoming messages .
- 5. The eye 's job is to deliver vision by converting incoming light information into messages that the brain can understand .