inbound

adjective

in·​bound ˈin-ˌbau̇nd How to pronounce inbound (audio)
: inward bound
inbound traffic

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Those lines and Regional Rail will serve only select stations. Road closures Tuesday-Wednesday: Benjamin Franklin Parkway's inner lanes (inbound and outbound) will be closed from Eakins Oval to 20th Street from 10am-3pm and 6-10pm. Mike D'onofrio, Axios, 11 Feb. 2025 From there, all Houston had to do was inbound the ball cleanly and ice the game at the free-throw line. C.j. Holmes, New York Daily News, 5 Feb. 2025 For the Port of Los Angeles, the growth in containers was more even, with inbound cargo volumes increasing 26.4 percent to 461,312 TEUs, while outbound volumes increased 21.8 percent to 460,304 TEUs. Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 28 Jan. 2025 This meant other hiring channels—past applicants, referrals, alumni, internal employees and inbound candidates—sat untapped, leaving hundreds of qualified candidates lost in the hiring universe. Hariharan Kolam, Forbes, 22 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for inbound 

Word History

First Known Use

1894, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of inbound was in 1894

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“Inbound.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/inbound. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.

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inbound

adjective
in·​bound ˈin-ˌbau̇nd How to pronounce inbound (audio)
: inward bound
inbound traffic
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