in the offing
Prepositional phrase
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Prepositional phrase
- (literally, of a ship, landmass, etc.) Within the area of the sea known as the offing; at a considerable distance from land, but visible from shore, often in reference to an approaching ship.
- They could see that the ship was waiting in the offing.
- There were several small islands in the offing.
- (idiomatic) Soon to come; likely to happen; in the foreseeable future; projected to occur; on the horizon; in the wind.
- (idiomatic) At a distance, but visible.
- (soon to come) imminent, instant, proximate; see also Thesaurus:impending
- French: en perspective, à l'horizon
- German: in Aussicht
- Russian: в ближа́йшем бу́дущем
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