the act of drawing spatially closer to something; the hunters approach scattered the geese

[ Syn: approach , approaching ]

arrival that has been awaited (especially of something momentous); the advent of the computer

[ Syn: advent ]

the temporal property of becoming nearer in time; the approach of winter

[ Syn: approach , approaching ]

the moment of most intense pleasure in sexual intercourse

[ Syn: orgasm , climax , sexual climax ]

of the relatively near future; the approaching election; this coming Thursday; the forthcoming holidays; the upcoming spring fashions

[ Syn: approaching , forthcoming , upcoming ]