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outgoing

outgoing

54 3.6
Leaving a place, office, or job and going away
  • adjective
  • /ˈaʊtˌɡoʊɪŋ/
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  • The outgoing Mayor held a press conference to discuss his future plans after leaving office.
  • outgoing president
  • outgoing prime minister
  • outgoing administration

One critical race is to replace the outgoing Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti.

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Examples

  • As the outgoing director, she felt proud of the accomplishments of her team during her tenure.

  • As outgoing director of social affairs, it is my privilege to announce the results from the spring elections.

  • How does the outgoing Prime Minister think that all of this will go down in Scotland?

  • But first, there was the little matter of an honors exam that the outgoing students were required to take.

    Academic text (1991)
  • And a special welcome to Mayor Kuzak and the outgoing administration.

  • One critical race is to replace the outgoing Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti.

  • The list of complaints about the outgoing administration's treatment of environmental science was lengthy.

    Academic text (2009)
  • Before adjourning the meeting, outgoing President Dingman encouraged the audience to support the awards programs.

    Academic text (2003)
  • Daniel S. Goldin is the outgoing administrator of NASA in Washington, D.C.

    Academic text (2001)
  • James Gorman, a Morgan Stanley's outgoing CEO, told the FT that he expects markets to take off when the first rate cut comes.

Synonyms

departing
vsoutgoing
1.3

About to leave a place or just left it

is about leaving or vacating a place, position, or office
retiring
vsoutgoing
3.6

About to leave a job because of reaching the usual age for stopping work

is used for leaving places or offices in general, not only job retirement

Antonyms

80 3.2

Arriving at a place, often new to it

33 4.1

About to start a job or official position

How Final

former
1.0
outgoing
54 3.6
current
1.0
incoming
80 3.2

Surface Forms

outgoing positive

Morphology

outgoing = going (transparent) = out + go + ing

Here 'out' + 'going' is literal: 'going out' = leaving, so the adjectival meaning 'leaving or about to leave' is directly compositional and clear.

Etymology

Outgoing also comes from out + going, which literally means 'going out' or 'leaving', so outgoing mail, flights, or an outgoing president are things or people that are leaving now.