attrib.
1- approaching from the front; moving towards one迎面而来的; 接近的：
she walked into the path of an oncoming car.
她走入了一辆迎面而来的轿车的车道里。
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- figurative due to happen or occur in the near future〈喻〉即将来临的：
the oncoming Antarctic winter.
即将来临的南极的冬季。