incoming

What it means

1. not comparableComing (or about to come) in; arriving.

   Incoming tides cause a tidal bore in many rivers.

   4 more examples

   Underneath a black cliff where the incoming tide smashed on the shingle, they stumbled upon the mail hood of Hrothgar's murdered vassal.

   1961, Norma Lorre Goodrich, “Beowulf”, in The Medieval Myths, New York: The New American Library, page 35

   In dense fog at about 10.25 p.m. on the night of October 25, two tank barges carrying petroleum [...] missed the entrance to the docks at Sharpness and were carried up the River Severn by the incoming tide. They collided with one of the piers of the Severn Bridge, carrying the Berkeley Road-Lydney branch of the Western Region, and as a result of the collision both tankers blew up.

   1961 January, “Talking of Trains: The Severn Bridge disaster”, in Trains Illustrated, pages 3, 5

   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.

   2013 July-August, Fenella Saunders, “Tiny Lenses See the Big Picture”, in American Scientist

   "We landed in their killbox?" "We did. I am sor... No, belay that. Heads down! Cavalry incoming!"

   2015 February 1, Howard Tayler, Schlock Mercenary, archived from the original on 14 May 2024

2. not comparableSucceeding to an office or other position.

   The incoming prime minister gave a press conference.

In a sentence

Incoming tides cause a tidal bore in many rivers.

Where it comes from

From in (adverb) + coming (adjective).