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 + withThe comet was on a collision course with the planet.
—often used figurativelyThe government's policies are putting us on a collision course with economic disaster.
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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.
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Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 5 Nov. 2024
From that point on, her father’s advice about keeping certain things hush-hush was on a collision course with the dictates of federal law.
—Robert Goulder, Forbes, 15 Oct. 2024
Despite Sascha’s efforts to conceal her true self from Lucas, the desires she’s worked so hard to repress begin to seep through as A Slave to Sensation sets the pair on a collision course.
—Megan McCluskey, TIME, 1 Aug. 2024
Both missions are part of an effort to determine how to safely deflect an asteroid on a collision course with Earth.
—William Harwood, CBS News, 6 Oct. 2024
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Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 5 Nov. 2024
From that point on, her father’s advice about keeping certain things hush-hush was on a collision course with the dictates of federal law.
—Robert Goulder, Forbes, 15 Oct. 2024
Despite Sascha’s efforts to conceal her true self from Lucas, the desires she’s worked so hard to repress begin to seep through as A Slave to Sensation sets the pair on a collision course.
—Megan McCluskey, TIME, 1 Aug. 2024
Both missions are part of an effort to determine how to safely deflect an asteroid on a collision course with Earth.
—William Harwood, CBS News, 6 Oct. 2024
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“On a collision course.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/on%20a%20collision%20course. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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