in·com·ing
ˈin-ˌkə-miŋ 
1
: taking a new place or position especially as part of a succession
the incoming president
2
: just starting or beginning
the incoming year
3
: coming in : arriving
an incoming ship
incoming mail
1
: the act of coming in : arrival
2
: income sense 1
—usually used in plural
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Examples of incoming in a Sentence
Adjective
All incoming phone calls are monitored for quality control.
Noun
the endless succession of incomings had us wondering how we would ever find room for everyone
the company's incomings from its brick-and-mortar stores, online sales, and website advertising
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Chris Willman, Variety, 23 Apr. 2024
War is bad, but what else? Civil War feels eager to warn Americans of incoming doom, but doesn’t want to name the evils.
—David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 23 Apr. 2024
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Adjective
Threads devoted to the song turn up a mixture of Joe-or-Matty debaters, incoming emo fans who are delighted to have a place to talk about their longstanding love of the Starting Line, and then that smaller subset of people who are Swifties and go back with the group.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 23 Apr. 2024
War is bad, but what else? Civil War feels eager to warn Americans of incoming doom, but doesn’t want to name the evils.
—David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 23 Apr. 2024
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“Incoming.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/incoming. Accessed 3 May. 2024.
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