present participle
It describes someone or something getting to a place after traveling or being sent there.
The train is arriving at the station.
Your package will be arriving tomorrow.
American English
How to pronounce arriving
verb · nounA1Very common word
uhRAIvihng
/əˈɹaɪ.vɪŋ/
3 syllables · Stress the second syllable.
Form of arrive
The final e in arrive is dropped before -ing: arriving, not arriveing.
It describes someone or something getting to a place after traveling or being sent there.
Practice out loudMeanings & examples
gerund
It means the act of getting to a place after traveling or being sent there.
We discussed arriving before dark.
The benefit of arriving early is having time to check in.
present participle
It describes reaching a decision, answer, or conclusion after thinking.
We are arriving at a decision today.
They are arriving at the same conclusion.
gerund
It means the act of reaching a decision, answer, or conclusion after thinking.
Arriving at a decision took several hours.
They talked about arriving at the same conclusion.
Useful expressions
to get to your home
I usually arrive home before six.
to get somewhere at the planned time
Please arrive on time for the interview.
to make a decision after thinking
After an hour, we arrived at a decision.
Related words & forms
The final e disappears before -ing: arriving, not arriveing.