INDEX:
1. to arrive somewhere
2. a plane, ship, train, bus etc arrives
3. when something or someone arrives
4. to arrive somewhere without intending to
5. to arrive unexpectedly
RELATED WORDS
opposite
↑ LEAVE
see also
↑ LATE
↑ EARLY
↑ ON TIME
↑ APPEAR
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1. to arrive somewhere
▷ arrive /əˈraɪv/ [intransitive verb]
if someone or something arrives, they get to the place they were going to :
▪ What time do you think we’ll arrive?
▪ Did my package arrive?
▪ Give me a call to let me know you’ve arrived safely.
arrive at
▪ It was already dark by the time they arrived at their hotel.
arrive in
▪ The British Prime Minister arrived in Tokyo today.
arrive from
▪ When Uncle Guy arrived from Dublin he brought them an enormous box of chocolates.
arrive here/there/back/home
▪ When I first arrived here none of the other students would talk to me.
▷ get to /ˈget tuː/ [verb phrase not in progressive] informal
to arrive at a place :
▪ It’ll take us about half an hour to get to the airport.
▪ Turn left, and walk down the street until you get to some traffic lights.
get back to
return to
▪ I’ll call her when I get back to Chicago.
get there/here/home
▪ What time do you usually get home in the evening?
▪ I want to get there before the store closes.
▷ come /kʌm/ [intransitive verb]
if someone or something comes, they arrive at the place where you are waiting for them :
▪ When the visitors come, send them up to my office.
▪ Has the mail come yet?
▪ My mother’s saying she won’t come if Richard’s here.
come home/back
▪ What time is Dad coming home?
▷ reach /riːtʃ/ [transitive verb not in progressive]
to arrive at a place, especially after a long or difficult journey :
▪ It took more than three days to reach the top of the mountain.
▪ Snow prevented workers from reaching the broken pipeline.
▷ be here /biː ˈhɪəʳ/ [verb phrase] spoken
use this to say that someone has arrived at the place where you are waiting for them :
▪ Susan, your friends are here.
▪ Is Andy here yet?
▪ Here they are. Go and open the door, will you?
▷ turn up/show up /ˌtɜːʳn ˈʌp, ˌʃəʊ ˈʌp/ [] informal
to arrive -- use this about someone you are expecting to arrive, especially when they arrive late :
▪ Steve turned up half an hour late as usual.
▪ Some of the people I invited never showed up.
▪ If Tina shows up, tell her we waited as long as we could.
▷ make it /ˈmeɪk ɪt/ [verb phrase not in progressive] informal
to arrive somewhere in time for something, when you were not sure you would :
▪ If we don’t make it on time, start without us.
make it to
▪ We just made it to the hospital before the baby arrived.
▷ roll in /ˌrəʊl ˈɪn/ [intransitive phrasal verb] informal
if someone rolls in, they arrive somewhere later than they should and do not seem worried about it -- often used humorously :
▪ Chris finally rolled in at about 4:00 am.
▪ Rebecca usually rolls in around noon.
▷ get in /ˌget ˈɪn/ [intransitive phrasal verb]
to arrive home, especially when you are later than expected or usual :
▪ What time did you get in last night?
▪ Mark just got in a few minutes ago.
2. a plane, ship, train, bus etc arrives
▷ arrive /əˈraɪv/ [intransitive verb]
▪ What time does his flight arrive?
▪ The train isn’t due to arrive until 4.30.
arrive at/in/from
▪ Our flight arrived in Osaka two hours ahead of schedule.
▪ Supply ships have started arriving at ports along the East coast.
arrival [uncountable noun]
▪ Would passengers awaiting the arrival of flight 405 from Honolulu please make their way to Gate 14.
▷ get in /ˌget ˈɪn/ []
to arrive -- use this when you are talking about the time when a train, ship, or plane arrives :
▪ What time does your flight get in?
▪ Hopefully the bus will get in by 8 o'clock.
get in to
▪ The ferry gets in to Harwich around noon.
▷ land /lænd/ [intransitive verb]
if a plane lands, it arrives at an airport :
▪ Despite severe weather conditions, the Boeing 727 landed as scheduled.
land at
▪ When the plane landed at JFK, it was three hours late.
land in
▪ Before landing in Algiers, we circled the airport several times.
come in to land
go down towards the ground at an airport
▪ There’s a plane coming in to land now.
▷ come in /ˌkʌm ˈɪn/ [intransitive phrasal verb]
if a plane, ship, or train comes in, it arrives in the place where you are waiting :
▪ Has the Air India flight come in yet?
▪ Crowds had gathered at the harbour to watch the ship come in.
▷ dock /dɒkǁdɑːk/ [intransitive verb]
if a ship docks, it arrives at a port :
dock at/in
▪ When the ship docked at Southampton its cargo was immediately inspected.
▪ We finally docked in Portland, Maine, happy to be on dry land again.
▷ pull in /ˌpʊl ˈɪn/ [intransitive phrasal verb]
if a train, car, or bus pulls in, it arrives at the station or the place where you are waiting :
▪ Finally the bus pulled in, forty minutes late.
▪ Just as the train was pulling in, there was a shout and someone fell onto the track.
▷ be in /biː ˈɪn/ [intransitive phrasal verb]
if you say that a plane, train or ship is in, it has arrived at the airport, station etc where you are waiting :
▪ Their plane’s in, but it’ll take them a little while to get through customs.
▪ As her train wasn’t in yet, she went to the bookstall and flipped through the magazines.
▷ incoming /ˈɪnkʌmɪŋ/ [adjective only before noun]
incoming plane/flight/train etc
a place, train etc that is arriving somewhere rather than leaving :
▪ All incoming flights are being delayed by fog.
▪ The crash occurred when a freight train collided with an incoming passenger train.
3. when something or someone arrives
▷ arrival /əˈraɪv ə l/ [uncountable noun]
somebody’s arrival
:
▪ Let me know the date and time of your arrival.
▪ Joe’s sudden arrival spoiled all our plans.
the arrival of
▪ The show begins with the arrival of the Europeans in the New World.
arrival at/in
▪ TV crews from around the world filmed President Mandela’s arrival at the airport.
on arrival
when someone arrives
▪ On arrival in Addis Ababa please report to the Ministry of Education.
dead on arrival
dead before arriving at the hospital -- used especially in news or medical reports
▪ She was rushed to the hospital but was pronounced dead on arrival.
4. to arrive somewhere without intending to
▷ end up /fetch up British /ˌend ˈʌp, ˌfetʃ ˈʌp/ [intransitive phrasal verb]
to arrive in a place that you did not intend to go to :
end up in/at
▪ I fell asleep on the bus and ended up in Denver.
▪ I thought we were going straight home, but we all ended up at Tom’s place.
▷ come to /ˈkʌm tuː/ [transitive phrasal verb]
to arrive at a place during a journey without knowing that you would arrive there :
▪ We were walking through the woods when we came to a waterfall.
▪ Ian stopped at the next house he came to and asked to use the phone.
▷ find yourself in/at etc /ˈfaɪnd jɔːʳself ɪn/ [verb phrase]
to realize that you have arrived somewhere without intending to :
▪ After wandering around, we found ourselves back at the hotel.
▪ Sammler opened a big glass door and found himself in an empty lobby.
5. to arrive unexpectedly
▷ appear /əˈpɪəʳ/ [intransitive verb not in progressive]
▪ We were just having breakfast when Amy appeared.
appear at/in/from
▪ Neil appeared at my house around 9 o'clock.
▪ All these people seem to have appeared from nowhere.
▷ turn up/show up /ˌtɜːʳn ˈʌp, ˌʃəʊ ˈʌp/ [intransitive phrasal verb]
to arrive without warning, especially when it is difficult or not convenient for other people :
▪ Brian has a habit of turning up just at the wrong moment.
▪ At midnight Joanne’s boyfriend showed up drunk.
▷ come along /ˌkʌm əˈlɒŋǁ-əˈlɔːŋ/ [intransitive phrasal verb not in progressive]
if someone or something comes along, it arrives, especially in a way that is unexpected or slightly unusual :
▪ We were having a good time until Ronnie came along.
▪ Bill and I waited an hour for a bus, and then four of them came along at once.
▷ talk of the devil British /speak of the devil American /ˌtɔːk əv ðə ˈdev ə l, spiːk əv ðə ˈdev ə l/
say this when someone you are talking about or have just mentioned comes into the room or arrives unexpectedly :
▪ Talk of the devil! I was just telling everyone about your promotion.
▪ Let’s ask Amy what she thinks - speak of the devil, here she is!