in the offing

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in the offing

happening at some time in the future. There is a big investigation in the offing, but I don't know when. It's hard to tell what's in the offing if you don't keep track of things.

in the offing

possible or likely to happen soon There are signs that a hot new design may be in the offing. I really thought a big promotion was in the offing.

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The party, beneath the guns of his fort, were at his mercy; should an enemy appear in the offing, he could pack up the most valuable part of the property and retire to some place of concealment, or make off for the interior. Astoria or Anecdotes of an enterprise beyond the Rocky Mountains by Irving, Washington View in context We dismounted, for the last time, and out in the offing, riding at anchor, we saw the ship The Innocents Abroad by Twain, Mark View in context I seed her reported in the offing this morning; a three years' voyage, and a full ship. Moby Dick I-LXVII by Melville, Herman View in context			in the know in the lap of luxury in the laundry in the light of in the line of duty in the line of fire in the long run in the long term in the loop in the main in the mainstream in the making in the market in the market for in the meantime in the meanwhile in the middle of in the middle of nowhere in the midst of in the money in the mood in the name of in the near future in the neighborhood of in the nick of time in the offing in the open in the palm of hand in the picture in the pink in the pipeline in the poorhouse in the prime of life in the process of in the public eye in the raw in the rear in the red in the right in the right place at the right time in the road in the rough in the running in the saddle in the same ballpark in the same boat in the same breath in the same league in the scheme of things in the second place in the shadow of			In the Mood In the Mood for Love In the Mormon Scheme of Things In the Morning In the Mouth of Madness in the name of in the name of in the name of in the name of in the name of in the name of In the Name of Christ In the Name of Love In the Near Future In the Near Future in the neighborhood in the neighborhood in the neighborhood in the neighborhood of in the neighborhood of In the News in the next breath in the next breath in the next breath in the next breath in the nick of time in the nick of time in the nick of time in the nick of time in the nude in the offing In the Open In the Open In the Open In the Open In the Open In the Open In the Opinion of the Referee in the opposite scale In The Out World in the palm of hand in the past In the person of in the picture In the Pink In the Pink In the Pink (disambiguation) in the pipeline in the poorhouse in the power of in the presence of In the Presence of Positive Women in the prime of life in the process of in the public domain in the public eye in the public eye in the public eye in the public eye in the public eye in the raw

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