noun · academic
influx
/ˈɪnflʌks/IN·flux
Band 6-7speakingtask2
A large arrival or incoming of people or things into a place over a short period.
Examples
“The city saw an influx of tourists during the festival.”
“An influx of refugees put pressure on local services.”
“A sudden influx of students strained the capacity of campus housing.”
Band 8 sentence
“The sudden influx of tech workers has reshaped the city's housing market within a few years.”
Collocations
- an influx of refugees
- sudden influx
Word family
influx nouninflow noun
Common mistakes
There was huge influx migrants.→There was a huge influx of migrants.
An influx people arrived last month.→An influx of people arrived last month.
Say it for a higher band
5arrival→6inflow→7+influx
Synonyms
inflow
arrival
Easily confused
inflow
“An inflow of tourists boosted the local economy last summer.”
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