The Oxford Thesaurus An A-Z Dictionary of Synonyms - arrivev.

1) come, make one's appearance, appear, turn up, Colloq show up; Slang hit (town) , blow in: She arrived only two minutes before the plane was to take off. 2) succeed, prosper, get ahead (in the world) , reach the top, Colloq make it, make the grade, get somewhere, get there: Yuppies believe that once they own a fur coat and a Mercedes, they've arrived. 3) arrive at. come or get to, reach; attain: I think that Crumley has arrived at the stage in his career where he merits a promotion.