arrival

arrival
noun
1 act of arriving
ADJECTIVE
▪ 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
▪ hasten
ARRIVAL + NOUN
▪ date, time
PREPOSITION
▪ 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 arrives
ADJECTIVE
▪ 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.

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