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oncoming

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on·com·ing  (nkmng, ôn-)
adj.
Coming nearer; approaching: an oncoming storm.
n.
An approach; an advance.

oncoming
Adjective
coming nearer in space or time; approaching: oncoming traffic
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.oncoming - the beginning or early stages; "the onset of pneumonia"
start - the beginning of anything; "it was off to a good start"
Adj.1.oncoming - moving toward one
moving - in motion; "a constantly moving crowd"; "the moving parts of the machine"

oncoming
Translations
Spanish oncoming [ˈɔnkʌmɪŋ] adj [traffic] → que viene de frente
French oncoming [ˈɔnkʌmɪŋ] adj [traffic] → venant en sens inverse
German oncoming [ˈɔnkʌmɪŋ] adj [traffic etc] → entgegenkommend
Italian oncoming [ˈɔnkʌmɪŋ] adj [traffic] → che viene in senso opposto

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Another woman sprang forward and picked it up, with a chivalrous air, as if rescuing a human being from an oncoming express train.
All the Beyond was hers with its possibilities lurking rosily in the oncoming years--each year a rose of promise to be woven into an immortal chaplet.
I knew that if I were to throw it in time to save the oncoming fleet it must be done in the next few seconds, and so I tried my old rushing tactics; but I might as well have rushed a brick wall for all that Solan gave way.
 
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