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inbound

adj.
B2 Upper Intermediate US //ˈɪnbaʊnd// UK //ˈɪnbaʊnd// in·bound

adj. traveling toward a specific place or coming into a system. You use this to describe people, vehicles, or messages that are arriving.

adj. traveling or directed toward a particular destination or center; arriving from a point of origin.


SIMPLE

The airport is busy with inbound flights this morning.

CONTEXTUAL

The customer service team handles over five hundred inbound calls every day from clients seeking technical support.

COMPLEX

Logistics managers must carefully coordinate inbound shipments of raw materials to ensure the production line never stops due to a lack of inventory.

Synonyms
Origin

From in + bound.

Usage

Typically used attributively before a noun; frequently contrasted with 'outbound'.

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