arrival.
The act of arriving (reaching a certain place).
Meaning & usage
The act of arriving (reaching a certain place).
The early arrival of the bride created a stir.
The fact of reaching a particular point in time.
He celebrated the arrival of payday with a shopping spree.
The fact of beginning to occur; the initial phase of something.
The arrival of puberty can be especially challenging for transgender youth.
The attainment of an objective, especially as a result of effort.
The arrival of the railway made the local tourist industry viable.
A person who has arrived; a thing that has arrived.
There has been a significant growth in illegal arrivals.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English arivaile, arivaille, arrival, arryvaile, arryvaylle, aryvayle, aryvaylle, from Middle French arrivaille, from arriver. By surface analysis, arrive + -al.
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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.