Incoming

Full definition of incoming

Adjective

1. Coming (or about to come) in.
• 2013, Fenella Saunders, Tiny Lenses See the Big Picture, The single-imaging optic of the mammalian eye offers some distinct visual advantages. Such lenses can take in photons from a wide range of angles, increasing light sensitivity. They also have high spatial resolution, resolving incoming images in minute detail.
2. Incoming tides cause a tidal bore in many rivers.
3. Succeeding to an office.
   The incoming prime minister gave a press conference.

Antonyms

• outgoing

Noun

1. The act of coming in; arrival

Interjection

1. (military) a warning that something is coming towards you; especially enemy artillery fire

Anagrams

• coming in