inbound

adjective

in·​bound ˈin-ˌbau̇nd How to pronounce inbound (audio)
: inward bound
inbound traffic

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Still, all Los Angeles had to do was inbound the ball and make some free throws. Hanif Abdurraqib, New Yorker, 13 Apr. 2025 Travel and Tour World, a trade publication, reported Wednesday that studies show inbound international travel to the U.S. is likely to decline by 5.5% in spending this year. The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 6 Apr. 2025 And thus, with 4.1 seconds left in the first half and the Nuggets up 54-47 on Utah, Jokic took an inbound and one-two Euro-stepped his way around Jazz guard Collin Sexton. Luca Evans, Denver Post, 29 Mar. 2025 Earlier this year, major moving companies including Allied Van Lines and U-Haul found in separate surveys that the gap between inbound and outbound residents in Florida was narrowing, with a potential balancing of the two categories of residential movers not far off. David Lyons, Sun Sentinel, 19 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for inbound

Word History

First Known Use

1894, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of inbound was in 1894

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“Inbound.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/inbound. Accessed 21 Apr. 2025.

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inbound

adjective
in·​bound ˈin-ˌbau̇nd How to pronounce inbound (audio)
: inward bound
inbound traffic
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