Inbound involves direction; it implies moving towards a destination or returning to a starting point. The storm caused delays for all inbound flights to the city.
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Opposite of Outbound
Inbound is often used in comparison to 'outbound', where inbound means coming in and outbound means going out. We have received the inbound merchandise, but the outbound shipment is delayed.
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Travel Context
Used in travel to describe people or things arriving at a point from elsewhere, often as part of a schedule. She looked up the schedule for the next inbound train.