oncoming

/'ɔn,kʌmiɳ/

Thân thiện

A car swerves to avoid an oncoming truck.

Definition

1. Adjective:

   • Approaching, moving toward one: Used to describe something that is coming nearer in space or time.
   • Imminent, forthcoming: Describes an event or period that is about to begin or happen soon.

2. Noun:

   • The beginning or early stages: The initial phase or onset of something, often an event or condition.
   • The approach or advent: The act or fact of something drawing near.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • We switched on our headlights to see the oncoming traffic.
  • They prepared for the oncoming storm by boarding up the windows.
• Noun:
  • The oncoming of winter brings colder weather. (This usage is less common than the adjective form).
  • He felt a sense of dread at the oncoming of the deadline.

Advanced Usage

• "oncoming lane": The lane of a road designated for vehicles moving toward you.
  • Never drive in the oncoming lane unless you are passing.
• "oncoming tide": A tide that is starting to come in or rise.
  • The swimmers were warned about the strength of the oncoming tide.

Variants and Related Words

• Come on (phrasal verb): To advance, approach, or to begin.
  • I think a headache is coming on.
• Onset (noun): The beginning of something, especially something unpleasant.
  • the onset of a disease

Synonyms

• Approaching
• Impending
• Nearing
• Upcoming (for events in time)

Antonyms

• Receding
• Retreating
• Departing

Related Phrases

• In the face of something oncoming: When confronting something that is approaching.
  • She stood firm in the face of the oncoming criticism.

Học thuật

Adjective

1. moving toward one

Noun

1. the beginning or early stages
   • the onset of pneumonia

Từ đồng nghĩa

• onset