noun

arrival

uh-RYE-vuhl/əˈraɪvl/

The coming of someone or something to a destination.

The traveler's arrival at the house brings a welcoming embrace from a relative.

A traveler has just stepped through an open house doorway with a small wheeled suitcase and is welcomed with an embrace by an older relative.

Etymology

arLatinto, toward

+rivLatinshore, riverbank

+alAnglo-Frenchact or result

The underlying image is movement “to the shore”: arrival first meant coming ashore at the end of a sea voyage. It broadened to the act of reaching any journey’s destination.

In context

Old Time Radio Researchers40:17

it's Tuesday Morning the day of Mary's expected arrival in Montana and the Hawkins Ranch is a scene of feverish preparation

Lux Radio Theatre - Cowboy and the Lady

More examples

The school welcomes several new arrivals.
The arrival of spring brings longer evenings.
Her arrival at a decision ended weeks of uncertainty.

Forms

arrival · arrivals

Similar words

advent: Often describes the coming of an important period or development.
entrance: Emphasizes coming into a place rather than reaching a destination.