Consider the following sentence:
"There was an incoming phone call."
What does 'incoming' mean?
An incoming phone call is a call from someone which is being received by you (via your phone,). The opposite would be a sent call or outgoing call = you are calling someone else. Also, a person can sometimes be talking or their phone and the phone has a feature/display that shows that there are incoming calls being received by their phone.
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An incoming phone call is a call from someone which is being received by you (via your phone,).
The opposite would be a sent call or outgoing call = you are calling someone else.
Also, a person can sometimes be talking or their phone and the phone has a feature/display that shows that there are incoming calls being received by t