Arrival Dead əˈraɪvl Late I Time Noun Apologize

• we apologize for the late arrival of the train.
• the arrival of the mail in the morning
• our estimated time of arrival is 7.15.
• i need to check our arrival time.

arrival

1. an act of coming or being brought to a place
• OPPOSITE departure (1)
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/departure#departure_sng_1
• We apologize for the late arrival of the train.
• the arrival of the mail in the morning
• Our estimated time of arrival is 7.15.
• I need to check our arrival time.
• Guests receive dinner on arrival at the hotel
• She was declared dead on arrival at the hospital.
• There are 120 arrivals and departures every day.
• daily arrivals of refugees
• They are eagerly awaiting the arrival of their new computer.

Extra Examples

• Security escorts will ensure their safe arrival.
• The staff greeted the arrival of the new boss with excitement.
• The timely arrival of the cheque took away the need to borrow money.
• They were saved by the arrival on the scene of another boat.
• With the arrival of John's friends, the party became really enjoyable.
• A frost in the air marked the arrival of winter.
• A rainstorm greeted our arrival.
• He met her soon after his arrival in Scotland.
• Her arrival was a complete surprise.
• News spread of the imminent arrival of the detective.
• The princess's unexpected arrival threw catering staff into a panic.
• The sound of the doorbell announced her arrival.
2. the part of an airport that you go through when you arrive on a plane
• COMPARE departures
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/departure#departure_sng_4
• I made my way through arrivals.
3. a person or thing that comes to a place
• The first arrivals at the concert got the best seats.
• early/late/new arrivals
• We're expecting a new arrival (= a baby) in the family soon.

Extra Examples

• We are delighted to welcome two new arrivals to the firm this month.
• I was a new arrival in the country then.
• There are plenty of jobs for arrivals from eastern Europe.
• The first arrivals are going through immigration control now.
• The family are recent arrivals from South Africa.
• Somebody needs to be here to greet the late arrivals.
4. the time when a new technology or idea is introduced
• the arrival of pay TV
5. (of an accident victim or other patient) already dead when arriving at a hospital
• She was pronounced dead on arrival.
• He didn’t even make it to hospital: DOA.
• Many of the casualties were dead on arrival.
6. very unlikely to be successful; not working when it is delivered
• The bill was dead on arrival in the Senate.
• The software was DOA.

Word Origin

• late Middle English: from Anglo-Norman French arrivaille, from Old French arriver, based on Latin ad- ‘to’ + ripa ‘shore’.