approaching

English Thesaurus

1. the act of drawing spatially closer to something (noun.act)

hypernym	:	motion, move, movement,
definition	:	the act of changing location from one place to another (noun.act)

hyponym	:	access,
definition	:	the act of approaching or entering (noun.act)

hyponym	:	closing, closure,
definition	:	approaching a particular destination; a coming closer; a narrowing of a gap (noun.act)

hyponym	:	landing approach,
definition	:	the approach to a landing field by an airplane (noun.act)

hyponym	:	run-up,
definition	:	the approach run during which an athlete gathers speed (noun.act)

2. the temporal property of becoming nearer in time (noun.attribute)

hypernym	:	timing,
definition	:	the time when something happens (noun.attribute)

3. the event of one object coming closer to another (noun.event)

hypernym	:	motion, movement,
definition	:	a natural event that involves a change in the position or location of something (noun.event)

4. of the relatively near future (adj.all)

similar	:	future,
definition	:	yet to be or coming (adj.all)

5. the act of drawing spatially closer to something (noun.act)

derivation	:	come, come up,
definition	:	move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody (verb.motion)

derivation	:	approach, come near, come on, draw close, draw near, go up, near,
definition	:	move towards (verb.motion)

6. the temporal property of becoming nearer in time (noun.attribute)

derivation	:	come,
definition	:	come to pass; arrive, as in due course (verb.change)

derivation	:	approach, come near,
definition	:	come near in time (verb.motion)

7. the event of one object coming closer to another (noun.event)

derivation	:	approach, come near, come on, draw close, draw near, go up, near,
definition	:	move towards (verb.motion)

8. of the relatively near future (adj.all)

derivation	:	forthcomingness, imminence, imminency, imminentness, impendence, impendency,
definition	:	the state of being imminent and liable to happen soon (noun.state)

9. the act of drawing spatially closer to something (noun.act)

derivation	:	come, come up,
definition	:	move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody (verb.motion)

derivation	:	approach, come near, come on, draw close, draw near, go up, near,
definition	:	move towards (verb.motion)

10. the temporal property of becoming nearer in time (noun.attribute)

derivation	:	come,
definition	:	come to pass; arrive, as in due course (verb.change)

derivation	:	approach, come near,
definition	:	come near in time (verb.motion)

11. the event of one object coming closer to another (noun.event)

derivation	:	approach, come near, come on, draw close, draw near, go up, near,
definition	:	move towards (verb.motion)

12. of the relatively near future (adj.all)

derivation	:	forthcomingness, imminence, imminency, imminentness, impendence, impendency,
definition	:	the state of being imminent and liable to happen soon (noun.state)