Definition
Approaching or moving toward the observer, especially referring to traffic, weather, or events that are imminent.
Etymology
Compound of 'on' and 'coming', first appearing in English in the 16th century. The word combines the directional preposition with the present participle to create a sense of approach or imminent arrival.
Kelly Says
The word 'oncoming' perfectly captures the human perspective in motion - it's always relative to where we stand, making every approaching car, storm, or deadline 'oncoming' from our viewpoint, highlighting how language reflects our embodied experience of the world.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
እንደሚመጣ
ɛndɛmi.mɛ.ṭa
CACatalà
que s'apropa
ke sap.roˈpa
CSČeština
přicházející
pr̩ˈixaːjiːt͡ɕiː
DADansk
forestående
foʁˈstɔˀənə
DEDeutsch
herannahend
heːʁaˈnaːnənt
ELΕλληνικά
ερχόμενος
erˈxome.nos
ESEspañol
que se acerca
ke se aˈθerka
FAفارسی
در حال آمدن
dar hāl-e āmadan
FRFrançais
qui s'approche
ki sapʁɔʃ
HIहिन्दी
आने वाला
āne vālā
HUMagyar
közeledő
køzɛleːdøː
IDBahasa Indonesia
yang akan datang
jaŋ a.kan daˈtaŋ
ITItaliano
che si avvicina
ke si a.viˈtʃiːna
KMKM
ដែលកំពុងមក
dae kɑm.puŋ mɔk
MSBahasa Melayu
yang akan datang
jaŋ a.kan daˈtaŋ
MYမြန်မာ
လာနေသူ
lā.nè.θù
NLNederlands
naderend
naːdəˈrɛnt
NONorsk
pågående
poːɡoːɛndə
PLPolski
nadchodzący
nadˈxɔdʑɔnt͡sɨ
PTPortuguês
que se aproxima
ke se a.pɾoˈzimɐ
RORomână
care vine
ka.re ˈvine
RUРусский
наступающий
nastuˈpaʂɨj
SVSvenska
pågående
poːɡoːɛndə
SWKiswahili
inayokuja
i.na.ju.kʊ.dʒa
THไทย
ที่กำลังจะมาถึง
tʰîi kamlāŋ tɕaː mà tʰîŋ
TRTürkçe
yaklaşan
ja.klaˈʃan
UKУкраїнська
наступаючий
nastuˈpajutʃɪj
VITiếng Việt
đang đến
ɗaŋ ɗə̂w
ZH中文
即将到来的
jí jiāng dào lái de