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Dictionary: on·com·ing   (ŏn'kŭm'ĭng, ôn'-) pronunciation
adj.
Coming nearer; approaching: an oncoming storm.

n.
An approach; an advance.


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adj

Definition: impending
Antonyms: past, preceding


WordNet: oncoming
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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: the beginning or early stages
  Synonym: onset


The adjective oncoming has one meaning:

Meaning #1: moving toward one
  Synonym: approaching


Translations: Oncoming
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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - som nærmer sig, som er i anmarch, modkørende
n. - komme, tilnærmelse

Nederlands (Dutch)
tegemoetkomend, tegenliggend, aanstaand, nadering

Français (French)
adj. - venant en sens inverse, dans les deux sens (la circulation), imminent
n. - approche, début, commencement

Deutsch (German)
n. - Herannahen
adj. - entgegenkommend, nahend

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - επέλευση, ερχομός
adj. - επερχόμενος, προσεγγίζων, επικείμενος, (μτφ.) φιλικός, προσηνής, ευπροσήγορος

Italiano (Italian)
futuro prossimo, prossimo

Português (Portuguese)
n. - aproximação (f)
adj. - próximo

Русский (Russian)
наступающий, планируемый, движущийся по встречной полосе

Español (Spanish)
adj. - llegada, que viene, que se aproxima, venidero
n. - venidero

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - ankomst, annalkande
adj. - förestående, annalkande, (trafik) mötande

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
即将来临的, 接近的, 来临

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 即將來臨的, 接近的
n. - 來臨

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 접근하는, 장래의
n. - 접근

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 接近する, 新しく現われてくる
n. - 接近

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) اقتراب (صفه) مقترب‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮מתקרב, בא מלפנים‬
n. - ‮הגעה, ביאה, התקרבות‬


 
 
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