on a collision course
idiom
: moving so as to crash into each other if one or the other does not change direction
The two airplanes were on a collision course.
—often + withThe comet was on a collision course with the planet.
—often used figurativelyThe government's policies are putting us on a collision course with economic disaster.
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The White House and Boasberg have been on a collision course since a Saturday hearing in which the judge ordered the government to turn around or halt flights carrying Venezuelan migrants removed under the 1798 law.
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Zach Schonfeld, The Hill, 20 Mar. 2025
The victory could serve as a preview of the NBA Play-In Tournament as the teams appear to be on a collision course for the postseason.
—Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 7 Mar. 2025
Each of these represents a breathtaking exercise of executive authority, one that necessarily puts the President on a collision course with the courts and Congress—and one under which, if Roberts’s view is taken to its logical end, the executive branch is bound to prevail.
—Cristian Farias, The New Yorker, 26 Mar. 2025
The two pro wrestling stars are on a collision course for WrestleMania 41 in Las Vegas.
—Ryan Gaydos, Fox News, 24 Mar. 2025
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Zach Schonfeld, The Hill, 20 Mar. 2025
The victory could serve as a preview of the NBA Play-In Tournament as the teams appear to be on a collision course for the postseason.
—Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 7 Mar. 2025
Each of these represents a breathtaking exercise of executive authority, one that necessarily puts the President on a collision course with the courts and Congress—and one under which, if Roberts’s view is taken to its logical end, the executive branch is bound to prevail.
—Cristian Farias, The New Yorker, 26 Mar. 2025
The two pro wrestling stars are on a collision course for WrestleMania 41 in Las Vegas.
—Ryan Gaydos, Fox News, 24 Mar. 2025
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“On a collision course.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/on%20a%20collision%20course. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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