Due and Oncoming

Due

Due adjective - Having reached the date at which payment is required.

Oncoming and due are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Oncoming" instead an adjective "Due".

Oncoming

Oncoming adjective - Being soon to appear or take place.

Due and oncoming are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Due" instead an adjective "Oncoming".

Both words in one sentence

  • Visual Pun Sherlock mocks up a map of the city in lockdown due to an oncoming blizzard and inadvertently uses locks to represent certain points in the city.
    Source: Visual Pun
  • Literature / Ciaphas Cain However, the conflict with the Tau is resolved amicably in the first few chapters due to the oncoming Tyranid threat.
  • Shout-Out: In the Prologue, Nick is in the hospital for running into an oncoming bus due to celebrating a lottery ticket win.
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