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
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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Tara Copp The Associated Press, arkansasonline.com, 22 Mar. 2025
While plenty of golf apps offer overlapping functionality, those solutions also come with loads of trade-offs—namely having to stare at small screens along with draining phone batteries and inviting constant distractions from incoming notifications.
—Mike Dojc, Forbes, 21 Mar. 2025
Chris Waugh, The Athletic, 18 Mar. 2025
The short version is that these are both upper-midrange graphics cards targeting resolutions of 1440p and 4K and meant to compete mainly with Nvidia's incoming and outgoing 4070- and 5070-series GeForce GPUs, including the RTX 4070, RTX 5070, RTX 4070 Ti and Ti Super, and the RTX 5070 Ti.
—Ars Technica, 28 Feb. 2025
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Adjective
Kendall then left the decision on which firm would build the fighter jet to the incoming Trump administration, a defense official said, speaking on the condition of anonymity to provide details on the decision-making.
—Tara Copp The Associated Press, arkansasonline.com, 22 Mar. 2025
While plenty of golf apps offer overlapping functionality, those solutions also come with loads of trade-offs—namely having to stare at small screens along with draining phone batteries and inviting constant distractions from incoming notifications.
—Mike Dojc, Forbes, 21 Mar. 2025
Noun
Newcastle opted against spending in January to retain a substantial budget for the summer, and around half a dozen incomings are possible, while Callum Wilson, Sean Longstaff and Kieran Trippier are among those who may depart.
—Chris Waugh, The Athletic, 18 Mar. 2025
The short version is that these are both upper-midrange graphics cards targeting resolutions of 1440p and 4K and meant to compete mainly with Nvidia's incoming and outgoing 4070- and 5070-series GeForce GPUs, including the RTX 4070, RTX 5070, RTX 4070 Ti and Ti Super, and the RTX 5070 Ti.
—Ars Technica, 28 Feb. 2025
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“Incoming.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/incoming. Accessed 28 Mar. 2025.
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