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The phrase "arrives but" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to indicate a contrast or exception related to something that arrives, often followed by a clause that elaborates on the contrast.
Example: "The package arrives but is damaged upon delivery."
Alternatives: "comes yet" or "shows up but".
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Godot, who may or may not be a savior, never arrives, but man keeps waiting for his possible arrival.
The growing chick seems to anticipate the arrival of an adult, advancing along the burrow just before it arrives but not emerging into the open air.
Radha arrives, but Krishna doesn't.
Pope Benedict XVI arrives but declares that it is not a miracle.
(That's when The Message arrives, but never mind that for now).
The ball dribbles loose and Godin arrives, but can't bundle it in.
Spring is welcome everywhere when it arrives, but nowhere more so than in Mexico City.
This never really arrives, but that's a relief in a way.
One arrives, but he doesn't want to be treated by paramedics with tattoos.
Meyer Wolfshiem, Gatsby's shady business partner, arrives but will not stay.
That is unlikely to happen unless a severe recession arrives, but the possibility has worried federal bank regulators.
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