arrival

Plural: arrivals

Noun

• The action or process of reaching a destination.
• accomplishment of an objective
• the act of arriving at a certain place
  • "they awaited her arrival"
• someone who arrives (or has arrived)
• The act of arriving (reaching a certain place).
• The fact of reaching a particular point in time.
• The fact of beginning to occur; the initial phase of something.
• The attainment of an objective, especially as a result of effort.
• A person who has arrived; a thing that has arrived.

Examples

• He celebrated the arrival of payday with a shopping spree.
• The arrival of a blank tile on his rack signaled a coming victory.
• The arrival of puberty can be especially challenging for transgender youth.
• The arrival of the railway made the local tourist industry viable.
• The early arrival of the bride created a stir.
• There has been a significant growth in illegal arrivals.

Synonyms

arriver, comer, reaching, advent, arrivant, incoming, introduction, onset

Antonyms

departure, non-arrival, nonarrival