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

Each of these represents a breathtaking exercise of executive authority, one that necessarily puts the President on a collision course with the courts and Congress—and one under which, if Roberts’s view is taken to its logical end, the executive branch is bound to prevail. —Cristian Farias, The New Yorker, 26 Mar. 2025

The two pro wrestling stars are on a collision course for WrestleMania 41 in Las Vegas. —Ryan Gaydos, Fox News, 24 Mar. 2025

The move could put the EU on a collision course with President Donald Trump, who has warned against overregulation. —Brady Knox, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 19 Mar. 2025

Modern Mystery Materials Cubitt put undecidability on a collision course with large quantum systems in 2012. —Charlie Wood, Quanta Magazine, 7 Mar. 2025

Rhymes for on a collision course

• bourse
• coarse
• force
• gorse
• hoarse
• horse
• norse
• source
• concourse
• divorce
• endorse
• enforce