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offing::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | hereafter, time to come, future, futurity |
there was a wedding in the offing.
offing::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | water, body of water |
there was a ship in the offing.
Examples of offing
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No special parachutes or other controversial payouts are in the offing, he says.
From the dealbook.nytimes.com
As the fourth quarter wound down it looked like overtime might be in the offing.
From the stltoday.com
At least one other big sale by a Japanese owner is believed to be in the offing.
From the economist.com
There are other projects in the offing, including the possibility of a musical.
From the latimes.com
Many of the pending rules have been in the offing since the 1990 Clean Air Act.
From the forbes.com
It is too soon to say whether many more cross-border deals are now in the offing.
From the economist.com
With Jorge Posada either unable or indifferent, world records were in the offing.
From the kentucky.com
Closures of 70 state parks, many in Northern California, are still in the offing.
From the sfgate.com
Indeed, most analysts still believe some sort of Iranian attack is in the offing.
From the time.com
- The near or foreseeable future; "there was a wedding in the offing"
- The part of the sea that can be seen from the shore and is beyond the anchoring area; "there was a ship in the offing"
- The horizon is the apparent line that separates earth from sky, the line that divides all visible directions into two categories: those that intersect the Earth's surface, and those that do not. At many locations, the true horizon is obscured by trees, buildings, mountains, etc. ...
- Implies out at sea, or at a good distance from the shore, where there is deep water and no need for a pilot to conduct the ship.
- Naval In the Offing: Old naval expression meaning near at hand; originally it meant a distance from the shore - i.e., towards the horizon.
- The sea between the horizon and the offshore.
- A near of forseeable future
- Away: from a particular thing or place or position (`forth' is obsolete); "ran away from the lion"; "wanted to get away from there"; "sent the children away to boarding school"; "the teacher waved the children away from the dead animal"; "went off to school"; "they drove off"; "go forth and preach"
- Murder: kill intentionally and with premeditation; "The mafia boss ordered his enemies murdered"
