| ADJECTIVE | all | incoming | arriving at a place or position |
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| all | incoming | entering upon a position of office vacated by another | |
| NOUN | act | incoming, entrance, entering, entry, ingress | the act of entering |
| Sounds | ih'nkah.mihng | |
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| Rhymes | abducting ... zoning: 2044 rhymes with ihng... | |
| Meaning | Arriving at a place or position. | |
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| Attribute of | direction | The spatial relation between something and the course along which it points or moves |
| Narrower | designate | appointed but not yet installed in office |
| elect | elected but not yet installed in office | |
| future, next, succeeding | (of elected officers) elected but not yet serving | |
| in | directed or bound inward | |
| inbound, inward | directed or moving inward or toward a center | |
| inflowing, influent | Flowing inward | |
| inpouring | pouring / pouring / pouring inward | |
| See also | future | yet to be or coming |
| Opposite | outgoing | Leaving a place or a position |
| Spanish | entrante, nuevo | |
| Meaning | Entering upon a position of office vacated by another. | |
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| Example | "the incoming president" | |
| Opposite | outgoing | Retiring from a position or office |
| Meaning | The act of entering. | |
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| Synonyms | entrance, entering, entry, ingress | |
| Narrower | admission, admittance | The act of admitting someone to enter |
| entree | The act of entering | |
| incursion | The act of entering some territory / territory or domain (often in large numbers) | |
| intrusion | entrance by force or without permission or welcome | |
| irruption | A sudden violent entrance | |
| penetration | The act of entering into or through something | |
| registration, enrollment, enrolment | The act of enrolling / enrolling | |
| Broader | arrival | The act of arriving at a certain place |
| Spanish | entrada | |
| Catalan | entrada | |
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