on a collision course
idiom
: moving so as to crash into each other if one or the other does not change direction
The two airplanes were on a collision course.
—often + withThe comet was on a collision course with the planet.
—often used figurativelyThe government's policies are putting us on a collision course with economic disaster.
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The object now on a collision course with Earth is the detached lander.
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Alice Gibbs, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Apr. 2025
Finally, if the economy weakens, as many Wall Street banks are now projecting, Trump could find himself on a collision course with the Fed, as happened in his first term.
—Edward Fishman, Foreign Affairs, 8 Apr. 2025
President Trump is on a collision course with Republican defense hawks over the question of whether the United States should continue its 75-year military leadership of NATO and at what level of commitment.
—Alexander Bolton, The Hill, 21 Mar. 2025
Birmingham and El Camino Real continue on a collision course to decision the West Valley League title.
—Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 28 Apr. 2025
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Alice Gibbs, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Apr. 2025
Finally, if the economy weakens, as many Wall Street banks are now projecting, Trump could find himself on a collision course with the Fed, as happened in his first term.
—Edward Fishman, Foreign Affairs, 8 Apr. 2025
President Trump is on a collision course with Republican defense hawks over the question of whether the United States should continue its 75-year military leadership of NATO and at what level of commitment.
—Alexander Bolton, The Hill, 21 Mar. 2025
Birmingham and El Camino Real continue on a collision course to decision the West Valley League title.
—Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 28 Apr. 2025
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“On a collision course.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/on%20a%20collision%20course. Accessed 31 May. 2025.
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