está chegando
1. present continuous form indicating that someone or something is in the process of reaching a destination
The bus is arriving at the station in five minutes.
O ônibus está chegando na estação em cinco minutos.
2. immediate future action; something that will happen very soon
She is arriving tomorrow morning.
Ela está chegando amanhã de manhã.
3. to come to a particular place
The package is arriving today.
O pacote está chegando hoje.
In Brazil, 'está chegando' is frequently used in everyday conversation and contracted to 'tá chegando' in informal speech. The phrase is commonly used to express immediate arrivals or to indicate traffic updates and delivery status. Americans and Brazilians use this phrase with similar frequency in both formal and casual contexts.
Related Idioms & Phrases
is arriving in the nick of time - chegando na hora certa
is arriving like a thief in the night - chegando sorrateiramente
is arriving fashionably late - chegando atrasado mas com estilo
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