collision course

NOUN

path leading to conflict

Synonyms

WEAK

clash conflict encounter

Example Sentences

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And that set the biggest car market in the nation on a collision course, with Detroit, and with Washington, D.C.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026

A reliance on Kurdish fighters could also put the United States and Israel on a collision course with Pahlavi.

From Barron's • Mar. 5, 2026

European and American mores on speech are on a collision course.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 21, 2026

England head coach Thomas Tuchel's World Cup strategy has put lifelong friends Jude Bellingham and Morgan Rogers on a collision course going into next summer's showpiece.

From BBC • Nov. 12, 2025

We both knew that we were on a collision course.

From "Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography" by Mark Mathabane