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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Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 3 June 2025
On December 23, the records show an incoming wire transfer from Rodrick Ventura, Cassie Ventura’s father, for $20,000, and on December 27, Combs’ account returned the $20,000.
—Nicki Brown, CNN Money, 3 June 2025
Amy Lawrence, New York Times, 15 May 2025
Economic data incoming, Walmart reports earnings Thursday Investors will have plenty more to chew on this week, with a host of economic indicators set to land and the last major earnings report of the first quarter set to hit as well.
—Catherine Baab, Quartz, 12 May 2025
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Adjective
The user opens the native Facebook or Instagram app, which eventually is sent to the background and creates a background service to listen for incoming traffic on a TCP port (12387 or 12388) and a UDP port (the first unoccupied port in 12580–12585).
—Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 3 June 2025
On December 23, the records show an incoming wire transfer from Rodrick Ventura, Cassie Ventura’s father, for $20,000, and on December 27, Combs’ account returned the $20,000.
—Nicki Brown, CNN Money, 3 June 2025
Noun
This summer is a heavyweight test of his ideas, his ability to complete all sorts of deals — incoming, outgoing and renewals.
—Amy Lawrence, New York Times, 15 May 2025
Economic data incoming, Walmart reports earnings Thursday Investors will have plenty more to chew on this week, with a host of economic indicators set to land and the last major earnings report of the first quarter set to hit as well.
—Catherine Baab, Quartz, 12 May 2025
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“Incoming.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/incoming. Accessed 7 Jun. 2025.
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