- arrival
- noun1 act of arrivingADJECTIVE▪ early▪ late▪ on-time (AmE), scheduled▪
Which airline has the worst on-time arrivals?
▪ timely▪the timely arrival of the letter
▪ sudden, unexpected▪ expected, imminent, impending▪I told her of my brother's expected arrival.
▪ safe▪Security escorts will ensure their safe arrival.
VERB + ARRIVAL▪ make▪At 11 p.m. Jody made his timely arrival.
▪ announce, herald, mark, signal▪a frost in the air which marked the arrival of winter
▪A fanfare of trumpets heralded the arrival of the King.
▪ expect▪ anticipate, await▪a crowd awaiting the arrival of the movie star
▪ greet▪The staff greeted the arrival of the new boss with excitement.
▪ celebrate, welcome▪ delay▪ hastenARRIVAL + NOUN▪ date, timePREPOSITION▪ on (sb's) arrival, upon (sb's) arrival▪Guests receive dinner upon arrival at the hotel.
▪ with the arrival▪With the arrival of John's friends, the party livened up.
▪ arrival at▪his arrival at the airport
▪ arrival in▪their arrival in Dallas
PHRASES▪ arrival on the scene▪They were saved by the arrival on the scene of another boat.
▪ arrivals and departures▪There are 120 arrivals and departures every day.
▪ time of arrival▪Our estimated time of arrival is 7.15.
2 sb/sth that arrivesADJECTIVE▪ early, first▪ late▪Someone should stay here to meet the late arrivals.
▪ latest, new, recent▪The club has a dinner to welcome new arrivals to the town.
▪We're expecting a new arrival (= a baby) in the family soon.
VERB + ARRIVAL▪ meet, welcome
Collocations dictionary. 2013.
