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offing

English

  1. 🔊 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”
  2. 🔊 the near or foreseeable future
    “there was a wedding in the offing”

Similar words

aftertime afteryears background by-and-by course ahead crystal ball determinism distant future eventuality expectation foresight forward look future future tense futurism futurity hereafter horizon immediate future immediate prospect imminence near future outlook posteriority