offing

Examples

• All

• There's an adventure in the offing.

  Tales of an Ancient Empire (2010)

• I sensed a great life lesson was in the offing.

  It Runs in the Family (1994)

• Great days were in the offing, and we would not be ready for them.

  Fiction book (1993)

• And tonight is a big one indeed, with a title bout in the offing for the winner.

  Killer's Kiss (1955)

• The coveted title of fastest is still in the offing.

  The Mercy (2018)

• To date, there have been few, if any, indications that such a transformation is in the offing.

  Academic text (2014)

• Low productivity improvement and high inflation appear to be in the offing for the foreseeable future.

  Academic text (1995)

• A coalition is in the offing; America has come calling, urging the region's rulers to "choose sides."

  Academic text (2001)

• Is a title game rematch in the offing, or can the SEC hegemony at last be broken?

  Blog text (15)

• A new agreement is in the offing that could change the way we do business.

Synonyms

U

upcoming

vsoffing

262 1.4

About to happen

covers the near future broadly, not only scheduled or planned events

I

imminent

vsoffing

168 4.8

Likely to happen very soon

refers to the near future rather than immediate occurrence

I

impending

vsoffing

55 4.0

Going to happen very soon, usually something bad

means the near future neutrally, not necessarily negative

I

in the offing

vsoffing

8 5.6

Likely to happen soon

is the single word form with the same sense

A

approaching

vsoffing

4 2.3

Happening or likely to happen soon

focuses on the near future as a time period rather than movement

C

coming

vsoffing

1.0

Expected to happen soon

emphasizes the general near future rather than expectation or planning

Antonyms

P

past

∞ 1.0

The time before now when events happened

Idioms

I

in the offing

8 5.6

Likely to happen soon

How Near

soon

∞ 1.0

offing

8 8.3

upcoming event

4 1.8

future

∞ 1.0

far

701 1.0

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology