adjective

inbound

IHN-bownd

adjective

Traveling or heading toward a place, rather than away from it.

"The inbound flight from Tokyo was delayed by two hours."

How to Use Inbound

Learner’s notes

In plain EnglishComing in or arriving, as opposed to outbound, which means leaving.

Easily confused with

outbound

Common pairings

inbound flight inbound traffic inbound calls

more inbound comparative, inbounded past tense, inbounds plural, inbounds singular, most inbound superlative

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The _____ flight from Tokyo was delayed by two hours.

From in plus bound (in the sense of "heading toward").

outbound

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outbound