aftertime, by-and-by, determinism, expectation, future, futurity, immediate future, near future, prediction, prophecy, the distance, the sweet by-and-by, time to come
Definitionn. the near or foreseeable future
Last update: June 22, 2015
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There was a wedding in the offing. [Please select]
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The rapidity of the tides in this inlet, and the lowness of its shores, which are generally indistinct on account of mist from a moderate offing, render this the most difficult portion of the navigation of the east coast of England. [Please select]
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He was in the offing when I left. [Please select]
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"A British sloop of war in the offing," he remarked to his lieutenant, Dominique You, standing beside him. [Please select]
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However, towards mid-day she drew out into the offing, and they saw her sails slowly disappearing below the horizon. [Please select]
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Dirty Dan hovered in the offing until Nan had registered and gone up to her room. [Please select]
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"Not about the 'prince of professors' being 'in the offing' when you left."' [Please select]
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Now he positively refused to go to the vessel in the offing. [Please select]
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