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
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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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Michael R. Sisak, Jennifer Peltz, Los Angeles Times, 10 Jan. 2025
A lot of people in that space think this support, with the incoming administration, is vulnerable.
—Matt Reynolds, WIRED, 10 Jan. 2025
Tom Sanderson, Forbes, 7 Jan. 2025
Carl Anka Why might Manchester United want to sell them, and who else could be in the frame to leave?
Barely a discussion about potential incomings or outgoings can go by at Old Trafford these days without the acronyms ‘PSR’ and ‘FFP’ cropping up along the way.
—Carl Anka, The Athletic, 7 Jan. 2025
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Adjective
Beside him at his Mar-a-Lago property was defense lawyer Todd Blanche, whom Trump has tapped to serve as the second-highest ranking Justice Department official in his incoming administration.
—Michael R. Sisak, Jennifer Peltz, Los Angeles Times, 10 Jan. 2025
A lot of people in that space think this support, with the incoming administration, is vulnerable.
—Matt Reynolds, WIRED, 10 Jan. 2025
Noun
The Catalans had expected little movement in the winter market in terms of incomings and outgoings from the Estadi Olimpic Lluis Companys, which is its temporary home while the Spotify Camp Nou is being renovated.
—Tom Sanderson, Forbes, 7 Jan. 2025
Carl Anka Why might Manchester United want to sell them, and who else could be in the frame to leave?
Barely a discussion about potential incomings or outgoings can go by at Old Trafford these days without the acronyms ‘PSR’ and ‘FFP’ cropping up along the way.
—Carl Anka, The Athletic, 7 Jan. 2025
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“Incoming.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/incoming. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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