arrival

The act of reaching the place you were travelling to.

• Our arrival was delayed.
• Please call me on arrival at the hotel.
• The station screen shows train arrival times.

How to use it: arrival at/in somewhere (Their arrival in Rome was delayed.); on arrival (Please show your ticket on arrival.)

Similar words: incoming

Opposites: departure

Common phrases: on arrival, arrival time, arrival at something

The beginning or first appearance of something.

• The arrival of smartphones changed daily life.
• The arrival of puberty brings many physical changes.
• Farming changed with the arrival of new machines.

How to use it: the arrival of something (The arrival of the internet changed shopping.)

Similar words: onset, emergence, advent

Common phrases: arrival of something, arrival of technology, arrival of puberty

The coming of a particular time, day, or season.

• We welcomed the arrival of summer.
• The arrival of payday meant we could buy food.
• Birdsong marked the arrival of dawn.

How to use it: the arrival of something (The arrival of spring brought warmer days.)

Similar words: coming

Common phrases: arrival of spring, arrival of winter, arrival of payday