单词 | offing |
释义 | offingoff‧ing /ˈɒfɪŋ $ ˈɒː-, ˈɑː-/ noun ![]() ![]() WORD ORIGINoffing ExamplesOrigin: 1700-1800 offing ‘part of the deep sea that you can see from the shore’ (17-20 centuries), from offEXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS Thesaurus
Longman Language Activatorto be going to happen soon► be coming up Phrases spoken · I'm pretty busy right now -- I have exams coming up next week.· With Christmas coming up, we didn't have much spare money. ► be in sight if something that you are hoping for is in sight , you think it will probably happen soon: · A solution to the problem now seems in sight.be nowhere in sight (=not likely to happen soon): · The end of the economic nightmare is still nowhere in sight. ► be around the corner also be round the corner British if something is around the corner , it might happen very soon but you cannot be completely sure: · In life, you never quite know what's around the corner.· He continues to hint that the end of his playing career may be round the corner.be just around the corner: · They keep telling us that better economic times are just around the corner. ► be in the offing to be likely to happen soon, although you do not know exactly when: · Appeals are common when a general election is in the offing.· According to the company, these deals had been in the offing for some time. ► imminent something that is imminent , especially something important, unpleasant, or dangerous, is likely to happen very soon: · Soon it became clear to everyone that war was imminent.· With the election imminent, Churchill returned to London.· Some of the buildings were in a state of imminent collapse.imminent danger: · The child was in imminent danger of falling into the water. ► forthcoming a forthcoming event has been planned to happen soon: · Dixon was convinced he could win the forthcoming election.· The matter will be discussed at the forthcoming general meeting.· Forthcoming attractions include a magician and a quiz competition. ► upcoming American an upcoming event, especially a political event, has been planned to happen: · The space program will be reviewed during the upcoming congressional session.· He was preparing the federal budget for the upcoming fiscal year. PHRASES FROM THE ENTRY► be in the offing be in the offing to be likely to happen soon:
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