ADJ
- early
- late
- timely
- The timely arrival of the cheque took away the need to borrow money
- eventual
- dramatic, sudden, surprise, unexpected
- expected, imminent, impending
- I told her of my brother's expected arrival
VERB + ARRIVAL
- announce, herald, signal
- A fanfare of trumpets heralded the arrival of the King
- expect
- await
- a crowd awaiting the arrival of the film star
- greet
- The staff greeted the arrival of the new head teacher with excitement
- celebrate, welcome
- delay
- hasten
PREP
- on/upon (sb's) ~
- Guests receive dinner upon arrival at the hotel
- with the ~
- With the arrival of John's friends, the party became really enjoyable
- ~ at
- his arrival at the theatre
- ~ in
- their arrival in Paris
PHRASES
- arrival on the scene
- They were saved by the arrival on the scene of another boat
- arrivals and departures
- There are 120 arrivals and departures every day
- time of arrival
- your expected time of arrival is 7.15
ADJ
- early, first
- late
- Someone should stay here to meet the late arrivals
- latest, new, recent
- The club has a dinner to welcome new arrivals to the town. We're expecting a new arrival (= a baby) in the family soon