incoming
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- adjective
- /ˈɪnˌkʌmɪŋ/
:
entrante
- Initially, many incoming students do not realize that mathematics is based on reasoning and problem-solving.
- the incoming president
- the incoming administration
- the incoming government
And as of just a few days ago, Mike Mcfaul is now the new incoming director of the Freeman Spoley Institute.
- And as of just a few days ago, Mike Mcfaul is now the new incoming director of the Freeman Spoley Institute.
- That's what it looks like when you see Elon Musk in a seat that has more prominence than the incoming cabinet members of this administration.
- This had been billed ahead of time by his incoming press secretary, Sean Spicer as a, quote, philosophical document.
- Another day, another clown car roll out for the incoming shit show that is the Trump administration pump.
Examples
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Counselors met with all incoming freshmen, assisting them in creating an academic plan, in compliance.
Academic text (2014) -
And this is the incoming Department of Education secretary.
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Now we'll see if the incoming president will do it.
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It's an open question whether the incoming president will, and time will tell.
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And the incoming president is very pro equities.
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The incoming corps commander is Major Brian Moreland.
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Every incoming president rewards big donors with ambassadorships and other honorary appointments like that.
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Passing the gavel to incoming president James Dingman, she instructed him to "hang on to it."
Academic text (2002) -
Herein lies the challenge: it is unreasonable to expect that all incoming students can successfully navigate the more rigorous majors.
Academic text (2017) -
The incoming president will focus on healthcare reform in her first term.
Synonyms
Elected to a position but not yet started work
Chosen for a position but not yet officially in the role
Antonyms
Surface Forms
Morphology
incoming = come in (semi-transparent) = in + come + ing
The office-holder sense comes from 'come in' meaning 'enter a role or administration', which is understandable but somewhat specialized.
Etymology
Incoming is also used for people who are 'coming into' a job or office. From the same parts in- 'into' and come 'move toward', an incoming president is someone who will soon take the position and start the job.