in·com·ing
ˈin-ˌkə-miŋ 
1
: taking a new place or position especially as part of a succession
the incoming president
2
: just starting or beginning
the incoming year
3
: coming in : arriving
an incoming ship
incoming mail
1
: the act of coming in : arrival
2
: income sense 1
—usually used in plural
Examples of incoming in a Sentence
Adjective
All incoming phone calls are monitored for quality control.
Noun
the endless succession of incomings had us wondering how we would ever find room for everyone
the company's incomings from its brick-and-mortar stores, online sales, and website advertising
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Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 18 May 2026
Over roughly 45 minutes, the system sent more than four million orders involving 154 stocks while processing only 212 incoming customer orders.
—Aditya Vikram Kashyap, Forbes.com, 18 May 2026
Grace Zokovitch, Boston Herald, 26 Apr. 2026
High heat incoming Peak daily temperatures in the afternoon will continue to rise over the next few days.
—Anthony Franze, San Antonio Express-News, 24 Apr. 2026
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Adjective
Auroras are typically strongest closer to midnight, when Earth’s magnetic field is most favorably aligned with incoming solar particles.
—Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 18 May 2026
Over roughly 45 minutes, the system sent more than four million orders involving 154 stocks while processing only 212 incoming customer orders.
—Aditya Vikram Kashyap, Forbes.com, 18 May 2026
Noun
Boston is in for more cool temperatures and periods of drizzly weather incoming in the upcoming week, according to National Weather Service forecasts.
—Grace Zokovitch, Boston Herald, 26 Apr. 2026
High heat incoming Peak daily temperatures in the afternoon will continue to rise over the next few days.
—Anthony Franze, San Antonio Express-News, 24 Apr. 2026
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“Incoming.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/incoming. Accessed 21 May. 2026.
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