to loom on the horizon

Examples

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• Now that Thanksgiving break looms on the horizon, it's hard to look at anything else.

  Blog text (28)

• Yet there was something even worse looming on the horizon.

  Fiction book (1994)

• Although the oil boom is by no means at an end, significant revenue challenges loom on the horizon.

  Academic text (2003)

• I am concerned about the trillion-dollar sequestration cuts to the military that are looming on the horizon.

  Blog text (23)

• A new flashpoint is already looming on the horizon over the discovery of vast natural gas resources off the Lebanese coast.

  Academic text (2013)

• A worldwide water crisis looming on the horizon is expected to reach dire proportions within the next ten to thirty years.

  Academic text (2000)

• Major political and economic changes loom on the horizon for Sierra Leone as the nation embarks on the first year of implementing a new structural adjustment program.

  Academic text (1990)

• As the deadline for the project approaches, pressure looms on the horizon, making everyone nervous.

• With the economic downturn looming on the horizon, many people are worried about job security.

• A significant change in management looms on the horizon, which could affect the entire team.

Synonyms

L

to loom

vsto loom on the horizon

152 5.1

To appear as a large unclear shape that seems threatening

is about a danger that seems likely to happen soon and worry people

H

to hover

vsto loom on the horizon

37 5.3

To be present in a way that causes worry or fear

describes a danger likely to happen soon instead of a continuing presence

Antonyms

D

to dissipate

48 6.8

To make something spread out and disappear, for example fog or tension

R

to recede

29 4.8

To move back or become less strong

How Likely

inevitable

467 4.6

imminent

168 4.8

to loom on the horizon

3 6.8

likely

∞ 1.0

potentially

479 3.4

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology