Arrival and Commencement

Arrival

Arrival noun - The act of coming upon a scene.
Usage example: the groom blamed his belated arrival for the wedding on a huge traffic snarl

Commencement and arrival are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Commencement" instead a noun "Arrival".

Nearby Words: arrive, arrived, arriving

Commencement

Commencement noun - The point at which something begins.
Usage example: there was a large turnout at the commencement of the conference, but the numbers dwindled as it progressed

Arrival and commencement are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Arrival" instead a noun "Commencement".

Nearby Words: commence, commenced, commencing

How words are described

timely timely arrival timely commencement
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