onrush

1. 1

   A forceful rush or flow forward.

   • So persistent is the onrush of new construction in New York that the first temptation for the architecture buff is to track down the latest things, be they good or bad […]
2. 2

   An aggressive assault.

   • He caught Grendel's right hand, and still without rising from his bed, stopped the monster's onrush.

syn. onslaught

1. 1

   To rush or flow forward forcefully.

   • Werner’s run had created the space and Havertz got there before the onrushing Ederson, catching a little break off the goalkeeper before rolling it into the empty net.
2. 2

   To assault aggressively.