collision course
noun
: a course (as of moving bodies or antithetical philosophies) that will result in collision or conflict if continued unaltered
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web Our Milky Way is on a collision course with another spiral galaxy called Andromeda. 
Marina Koren, The Atlantic, 17 Aug. 2022 Recent surveys show more public support for NASA’s climate research and efforts to monitor asteroids that could be on a collision course with Earth. Wired, 13 Aug. 2022 The married lawyers and their renegade captor were on a collision course with Gus Fring (Giancarlo Esposito) and his trusty-crusty lieutenant Mike Ehrmantraut (Jonathan Banks). Darren Franich, EW.com, 12 Aug. 2022 Robinhood also has found itself on a collision course with regulators after SEC Chairman Gary Gensler in June outlined a revamp of trading rules that could threaten part of its business model. Mengqi Sun, WSJ, 2 Aug. 2022 Moshfegh’s narrative sets them all on a collision course, with deadly results. Jess Bergman, The New Republic, 22 June 2022 The letter is the strongest salvo yet in the months-long back-and-forth between the committee and the department, whose parallel investigations have generally tried to steer clear of each other but now seem to be on a collision course. Jacqueline Alemany, Washington Post, 16 June 2022 Lake County Board members Diane Hewitt and Steve Snarski have been on a collision course since the county completed its redistricting process late last year, approving a new map that shrunk its membership from 21 to 19 seats. Gavin Good, Chicago Tribune, 16 June 2022 This dangerous multiversal event can lead to the destruction of at least one of two universes that might be on a collision course. Chris Smith, BGR, 30 May 2022 See More
Marina Koren, The Atlantic, 17 Aug. 2022 Recent surveys show more public support for NASA’s climate research and efforts to monitor asteroids that could be on a collision course with Earth. Wired, 13 Aug. 2022 The married lawyers and their renegade captor were on a collision course with Gus Fring (Giancarlo Esposito) and his trusty-crusty lieutenant Mike Ehrmantraut (Jonathan Banks). Darren Franich, EW.com, 12 Aug. 2022 Robinhood also has found itself on a collision course with regulators after SEC Chairman Gary Gensler in June outlined a revamp of trading rules that could threaten part of its business model. Mengqi Sun, WSJ, 2 Aug. 2022 Moshfegh’s narrative sets them all on a collision course, with deadly results. Jess Bergman, The New Republic, 22 June 2022 The letter is the strongest salvo yet in the months-long back-and-forth between the committee and the department, whose parallel investigations have generally tried to steer clear of each other but now seem to be on a collision course. Jacqueline Alemany, Washington Post, 16 June 2022 Lake County Board members Diane Hewitt and Steve Snarski have been on a collision course since the county completed its redistricting process late last year, approving a new map that shrunk its membership from 21 to 19 seats. Gavin Good, Chicago Tribune, 16 June 2022 This dangerous multiversal event can lead to the destruction of at least one of two universes that might be on a collision course. Chris Smith, BGR, 30 May 2022 See More Word History
First Known Use
1944, in the meaning defined above