arrival

Arrival is defined as when a person or thing makes an appearance.

(noun)

When you announce the people who just showed up for the dinner party, it is an example of announcing an arrival.

The definition of arrival is when an idea or a goal is met.

(noun)

An example of an arrival is when the day finally comes when your son's college graduation is achieved.

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See arrival in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun

  1. the act of arriving
  2. a person or thing that arrives or has arrived

See arrival in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
  1. The act of arriving.
  2. One that arrives or has arrived.
  3. The reaching of a goal or objective as a result of effort or a process: our ultimate arrival at a compromise.

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