on a collision course

idiom

: moving so as to crash into each other if one or the other does not change direction

The two airplanes were on a collision course.

—often + with

The comet was on a collision course with the planet.

—often used figuratively

The government's policies are putting us on a collision course with economic disaster.

Examples of on a collision course in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

If an incoming asteroid is ever on a collision course with our planet, the space agency has said that the DART method could prove crucial for deflecting and changing the object's orbital path. —Janet Loehrke, USA TODAY, 24 Nov. 2024

This ambition puts Ledger on a collision course with tech behemoths like Apple and Google, whose password management services like iCloud Keychain and Google Password Manager are widely used. —Nina Bambysheva, Forbes, 22 Nov. 2024

California farmers, who are some of the most ardent supporters of Donald Trump, would seem to be on a collision course with one of the president-elect’s most important campaign promises. —Jessica Garrison, Los Angeles Times, 25 Nov. 2024

After suffering an injured hamstring late in the third quarter of Sunday’s loss to the Falcons, Dak Prescott appears to be on a collision course with the injured reserve list, according to Cowboys owner Jerry Jones. —Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 5 Nov. 2024