ONCOMING


Meaning of ONCOMING in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈȯn-ˌkə-miŋ, ˈän- ]

adjective

Date: 1844

1.

a. : coming nearer in time or space

the oncoming year

an oncoming car

b. : future

looked forward to his oncoming visit

2. : emergent , rising

the oncoming generation

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.