The phrase "arrival thing" is not standard in written English and may cause confusion.
It could be used informally to refer to something related to an arrival, but clarity is lacking.
Example: "The arrival thing we discussed last week is finally here."
Alternatives: "arrival matter" or "arrival aspect".
Upon arrival, things looked iffy.
Our multinational combine will be able to be at the forefront of technological development, whether in the introduction of new large aircraft to succeed the existing jumbo jets or in the implementation of advanced ground-handling systems that will render the check-in queue, the delays in clearing immigration and customs, and the unseemly scramble for baggage upon arrival things of the past.
And, 12 months after his arrival, things are looking up: The Train Driver, a new play by revered South African playwright Athol Fugard, brought much-needed political urgency to the theatre in November, and the Christmas show, Beasts and Beauties, won ecstatic reviews for its wit and visual imagination.
At the time of Bin Laden's arrival, things were already turning sour between Garang and Machar.
Dealing with labels is "part of being a leader," she said, even if the trouble at Excite was seeded before her arrival: "The thing that's important to me is that I can look in the mirror and say I'm acting with the highest integrity".
And I've learned that, in the foggy, confusing, often frightening slipstream of a baby's arrival, the things that vanish, no matter how much you love and think you need them, are the things that are not all that useful or necessary — even if they once seemed essential to your sense of self.
"Arrival" does things differently.
With their arrival, though, things improve immeasurably.
Edelman's arrival opened things up for New England's spread attack.
Visa's arrival accelerated things, by helping set up a system for card payments among banks.
