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near at hand in American English very close in time or space See full dictionary entry for near Examples of 'near at hand' in a sentencenear at hand Mabel's response, if any, was lost in the night, but there came a peal of scornful laughter from near at hand.Relief may be near at hand.The comparative noiselessness of the bombardment from near at hand last night was very curious.Then, if complications arose or a second opinion was needed, help would be near at hand.Because help would be near at hand, usually only one health professional needs to be present during labour and delivery.There was no cessation, but sometimes a crescendo, when it had the volume of thunder near at hand.She is able to focus on the near-at-hand, the telling detail and yet not loose sight of the faraway horizon.If the police are near at hand, they can stop minor scuffles turning into full-scale fights. |