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in the offing
In the near or immediate future; soon to come. For example, Jan was delighted that exams were finished and graduation was in the offing. This expression originally meant “in the part of the ocean visible between shore and horizon”; its figurative use dates from the late 1700s. Also see in the wind.
Example Sentences
Maybe there was another shock in the offing, but how many shocks have we actually seen in Scottish Cup finals in the last half century and more.
“The Europeans’ takeaway,” the Journal notes, “was that Trump didn’t believe that a near-term peace deal was in the offing and that the war was Europe’s problem.”
One reason may be that rumours had reached overdrive that an announcement was in the offing.
While Sir Lenny is excited to try out his comedy routine, a new play scheduled to open in August and two new books in the offing mean he's unlikely to have the time to go back on the road as a comic.
Government folk I speak to point to immigration plans that are in the offing, the spending review, the defence review, their industrial strategy – all coming before the summer.
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