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incoming (n.)

late 14c., "action of coming in," from incoming (adj.), which is attested from 1753. As "that which is coming in" from 1892, originally of game; transferred in World War I to artillery; as a warning cry of incoming shellfire, it seems to date to the U.S. war in Vietnam (1968).

incoming (adj.)

1753, "coming in as an occupant," present-participle adjective from in (adv.) + come (v.). Of game, from 1892; transferred in World War I to artillery; as a warning cry of incoming shellfire, it seems to date to the U.S. war in Vietnam (1968).

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Definitions of incoming from WordNet
1
incoming (adj.)
arriving at a place or position;
incoming class
incoming mail
incoming (adj.)
entering upon a position of office vacated by another;
the incoming president
2
incoming (n.)
the act of entering;
Synonyms: entrance / entering / entry / ingress
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