inbound
inbound Lexical Profile
inbound Game Scores & Validity
• adjective
Traveling or directed inward toward a particular place, center, or destination, especially of vehicles, flights, or commuter traffic.
"All inbound flights were delayed for two hours due to heavy fog at the airport."
Relating to communications, customer inquiries, or shipments arriving at a business or organization from an external source.
"The customer support team handles hundreds of inbound calls and emails every day."
• adverb
In an inward direction or toward a destination or central point.
"Traffic was backed up for miles for commuters heading inbound toward the city center."
• verb
North American To pass or throw the ball inbounds from outside the court's boundary line to resume play (in basketball).
"The point guard inbounded the ball to the center with five seconds remaining on the clock."
• noun
An incoming flight, vehicle, shipment, or communication arriving at a destination or organization.
"The logistics manager checked the schedule of morning inbounds at the warehouse loading dock."
Word Origin & Etymology
Formed in the early 20th century as a compound of 'in' and 'bound' (in the sense of 'ready to go' or 'headed toward', from Old Norse 'búinn', past participle of 'búa', meaning 'to prepare').