oncoming
pronunciation
How to pronounce oncoming in British English:
UK [ˈɒnkʌmɪŋ]
How to pronounce oncoming in American English:
US [ˈɑnkʌmɪŋ]
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- Noun:
- the beginning or early stages
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- Adjective:
- moving toward one
Word Origin
- oncoming (adj.)
- 1844, from on + coming, present participle of come (v.).
Example
- 1. He side-stepped to avoid the oncoming car .
- 2. How many pundits writing at the dawn of 1913 predicted the oncoming first world war , let alone two such wars that almost finished off european civilisation ?
- 3. Only if anything scores an eight or higher is it time to divert or destroy the oncoming threat .
- 4. They are also convenient opponents of the women who are part of the oncoming wave of a democratic demography .
- 5. Did you stare into oncoming car headlights or blast your stereo ?