Oncoming
adjective
Approaching or moving toward.
He narrowly avoided collision with an oncoming car.
Often appears as...
- oncoming traffic
- oncoming storm
adjective
Happening soon or in the near future.
We began to prepare for the oncoming winter.
Often appears as...
- oncoming event
- oncoming season
adjective
Approaching or moving toward.
He narrowly avoided collision with an oncoming car.
Often appears as...
- oncoming traffic
- oncoming storm
adjective
Happening soon or in the near future.
We began to prepare for the oncoming winter.
Often appears as...
- oncoming event
- oncoming season
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Immediate Danger
Use 'oncoming' to refer to potential danger that is quickly approaching and needs immediate attention.
The hikers alerted each other of the oncoming landslide.
Pro Tip 2/3Visual Perception
'Oncoming' often describes something you can see moving towards you, not abstract concepts.
She gazed at the oncoming parade with excitement.
Pro Tip 3/3Time Sensitivity
'Oncoming' implies a need to be vigilant or to take action due to the proximity of the approach.
Drivers should slow down for oncoming traffic in narrow streets.
Pro Tip 1/3Immediate Danger
Use 'oncoming' to refer to potential danger that is quickly approaching and needs immediate attention.
The hikers alerted each other of the oncoming landslide.
Pro Tip 2/3Visual Perception
'Oncoming' often describes something you can see moving towards you, not abstract concepts.
She gazed at the oncoming parade with excitement.
Pro Tip 3/3Time Sensitivity
'Oncoming' implies a need to be vigilant or to take action due to the proximity of the approach.
Drivers should slow down for oncoming traffic in narrow streets.
Pro Tip 1/3Immediate Danger
Use 'oncoming' to refer to potential danger that is quickly approaching and needs immediate attention.
The hikers alerted each other of the oncoming landslide.
Pro Tip 2/3Visual Perception
'Oncoming' often describes something you can see moving towards you, not abstract concepts.
She gazed at the oncoming parade with excitement.
Pro Tip 3/3Time Sensitivity
'Oncoming' implies a need to be vigilant or to take action due to the proximity of the approach.
Drivers should slow down for oncoming traffic in narrow streets.
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Video examples
Lucy in the Sky with...
two major movies hit theaters both featuring killer impacts from outer space in armageddon bruce willis leads a ragtag crew to nuke an oncoming asteroid which by the way is something that only works in the movies and in deep impact president morgan freeman gives a rousing speech after
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Lee Mokobe: A powerful...
And people still wonder why there are boys rotting, they go away in high school hallways they are afraid of becoming another hashtag in a second afraid of classroom discussions becoming like judgment day and now oncoming traffic is embracing more transgender children than parents.
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Why are sloths so slow?...
Researchers think that ground sloths could have been pushed out by an oncoming ice age, or competition with other species, maybe humans, who arrived in the region around the time most of the sloths went extinct. Some of the smaller sloths did survive and migrated to the treetops.
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How squids outsmart...
which helps it determine the direction of the water’s flow. This way, a squid can sense an oncoming predator in even the dimmest waters. Aware of the threat, a squid can then mask itself from a predator. Squid skin contains thousands of tiny organs called chromatophores,
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Building a Manatee Boat...
what's most puzzling is why manatees don't swim away from the noisy motors of oncoming boats dr. Edmund Gerstein has been puzzling over this question for nearly three decades ad began to unravel the mysteries with the help of two captive red manatees trained to perform
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Making sense of...
sandy can take us there and if you wanted to cross the street safely you would lose the headlamps of oncoming traffic to tell you if it was safe to cross the brides of the headlamps the clothes of the car would be to you and you'd know it's probably better to stay
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Hey Manatee, Can You...
don't swim away from the noisy motors of oncoming boats dr. Edmund Gerstein has been puzzling over this question for nearly three decades Edie began to unravel the mystery with the help of two captive-bred manatees trained to perform simple tasks but we
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Blood, concrete, and...
for an arch-gravity dam. This design curves upstream, using the force of oncoming water to push the structure into its supports— in this case, the canyon walls. Arch dams have been built since ancient times, but never on such a massive scale.
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Civil War Submarine PIPE...
fish boat as it was called used fins or diving planes to submerge and surface when they were pointed down oncoming water drove the sub deeper with one pointed up water flowing beneath lifted it toward the surface everything from
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Incredible Orca Hunt PIPE...
and appears to be protected from any oncoming wave. The matriarch whale, however, has a plan. Working in a coordinated way,
Video examples
Lucy in the Sky with...
two major movies hit theaters both featuring killer impacts from outer space in armageddon bruce willis leads a ragtag crew to nuke an oncoming asteroid which by the way is something that only works in the movies and in deep impact president morgan freeman gives a rousing speech after
Video examples
Lee Mokobe: A powerful...
And people still wonder why there are boys rotting, they go away in high school hallways they are afraid of becoming another hashtag in a second afraid of classroom discussions becoming like judgment day and now oncoming traffic is embracing more transgender children than parents.
Video examples
Why are sloths so slow?...
Researchers think that ground sloths could have been pushed out by an oncoming ice age, or competition with other species, maybe humans, who arrived in the region around the time most of the sloths went extinct. Some of the smaller sloths did survive and migrated to the treetops.
Video examples
How squids outsmart...
which helps it determine the direction of the water’s flow. This way, a squid can sense an oncoming predator in even the dimmest waters. Aware of the threat, a squid can then mask itself from a predator. Squid skin contains thousands of tiny organs called chromatophores,
Video examples
Building a Manatee Boat...
what's most puzzling is why manatees don't swim away from the noisy motors of oncoming boats dr. Edmund Gerstein has been puzzling over this question for nearly three decades ad began to unravel the mysteries with the help of two captive red manatees trained to perform
Video examples
Making sense of...
sandy can take us there and if you wanted to cross the street safely you would lose the headlamps of oncoming traffic to tell you if it was safe to cross the brides of the headlamps the clothes of the car would be to you and you'd know it's probably better to stay
Video examples
Hey Manatee, Can You...
don't swim away from the noisy motors of oncoming boats dr. Edmund Gerstein has been puzzling over this question for nearly three decades Edie began to unravel the mystery with the help of two captive-bred manatees trained to perform simple tasks but we
Video examples
Blood, concrete, and...
for an arch-gravity dam. This design curves upstream, using the force of oncoming water to push the structure into its supports— in this case, the canyon walls. Arch dams have been built since ancient times, but never on such a massive scale.
Video examples
Civil War Submarine PIPE...
fish boat as it was called used fins or diving planes to submerge and surface when they were pointed down oncoming water drove the sub deeper with one pointed up water flowing beneath lifted it toward the surface everything from
Video examples
Incredible Orca Hunt PIPE...
and appears to be protected from any oncoming wave. The matriarch whale, however, has a plan. Working in a coordinated way,
Example 1 of 10
Quote examples
Philip Johnson
American Architect
I like the thought that what we are to do on this earth is embellish it for its greater beauty, so that oncoming generations can look back to the shapes we leave here and get the same thrill that I get in looking back at theirs - at the Parthenon, at Chartres Cathedral.
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Diane Ackerman
American Poet
Like many animals, wild ponies can sense a drop in barometric pressure. When a storm threatens, they know to seek shelter in hilly areas and huddle together with their rumps facing the oncoming wind.
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Naveen Jain
Indian Businessman
All the conservation efforts in the world won't be enough to make a dent in the oncoming sustainability crisis our planet faces.
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Navjot Singh Sidhu
Indian Entertainer
There is light at the end of the tunnel for India, but it's that of an oncoming train which will run them over.
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Bill Dedman
American Journalist
Every scandal has its road kill: the pedestrians who stumble into the headlights of the oncoming 18-wheeler.
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Naby Keita
Athlete
As kids, we played on the streets without shoes, and the game didn't stop for oncoming traffic.
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David Lee Roth
American Musician
The light you see at the end of the tunnel is the front of an oncoming train.
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Tina Brown
American Editor
In TV, you always feel you are standing on the tracks of an oncoming train.
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Robert Lowell
American Poet
The light at the end of the tunnel is just the light of an oncoming train.
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Terry Pratchett
English Author
This isn't life in the fast lane, it's life in the oncoming traffic.
Quote examples
Philip Johnson
American Architect
I like the thought that what we are to do on this earth is embellish it for its greater beauty, so that oncoming generations can look back to the shapes we leave here and get the same thrill that I get in looking back at theirs - at the Parthenon, at Chartres Cathedral.
Quote examples
Diane Ackerman
American Poet
Like many animals, wild ponies can sense a drop in barometric pressure. When a storm threatens, they know to seek shelter in hilly areas and huddle together with their rumps facing the oncoming wind.
Quote examples
Naveen Jain
Indian Businessman
All the conservation efforts in the world won't be enough to make a dent in the oncoming sustainability crisis our planet faces.
Quote examples
Navjot Singh Sidhu
Indian Entertainer
There is light at the end of the tunnel for India, but it's that of an oncoming train which will run them over.
Quote examples
Bill Dedman
American Journalist
Every scandal has its road kill: the pedestrians who stumble into the headlights of the oncoming 18-wheeler.
Quote examples
Naby Keita
Athlete
As kids, we played on the streets without shoes, and the game didn't stop for oncoming traffic.
Quote examples
David Lee Roth
American Musician
The light you see at the end of the tunnel is the front of an oncoming train.
Quote examples
Tina Brown
American Editor
In TV, you always feel you are standing on the tracks of an oncoming train.
Quote examples
Robert Lowell
American Poet
The light at the end of the tunnel is just the light of an oncoming train.
Quote examples
Terry Pratchett
English Author
This isn't life in the fast lane, it's life in the oncoming traffic.
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