oncoming

[US]/'ɒnkʌmɪŋ/
[UK]/'ɔn,kʌmɪŋ/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. approaching; about to arrive.
Word Forms
Pluraloncomings

Phrases & Collocations

oncoming traffic

oncoming vehicle

Example Sentences

the oncoming of age.

the oncoming of spring

the oncoming Antarctic winter.

gave way to an oncoming car.

Do not attempt to sideswipe oncoming cars.

the oncoming car flashed its lights.

she walked into the path of an oncoming car.

You should watch the oncoming traffic when you are walking along a road.

The glare of the oncoming headlights temporarily blinded me.

heavy traffic on the turnpike; stopped oncoming traffic to let the children cross.

My sister got a ticket because of jaywalking— crossing the road without heeding the oncoming traffic.

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