around the corner
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1.9
- idiom
:
a la vuelta de la esquina
- As we all know, Christmas is just around the corner this year.
- just around the corner
- right around the corner
As we all know, Christmas is just around the corner this year.
- As we all know, Christmas is just around the corner this year.
- So they take him around the corner and they shoot him.
- There's always going to be something right around the corner that's cheaper or faster.
- And I think the next steps are really right around the corner in our lifetimes.
- And then she comes around the corner, like sneaks around the corner and goes, who is that?
- It's a skill even when you cannot see what what is around the corner and what is next.
- And the neat thing is it could be around the corner.
- So it's a brand new month right around the corner and seven tour stops in total.
- I feel like Skynet is just around the corner.
Examples
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Meet me at the coffee shop around the corner on 59th Street right after I get off work.
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This was just around the corner from where we were.
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My new flat is also around the corner from a park that does park run.
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Listen, my house is right around the corner.
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But it's just around the corner.
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Christmas was around the corner, and the band had to prepare for its holiday concert.
Academic text (2004) -
And the Common Core assessments and expectations are just around the corner, if not already here.
Academic text (2014) -
Fourth of July is around the corner, but not everyone looks forward to the festivities.
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Suddenly winter seems to be just around the corner, which can feel a little depressing.
Academic text (2012) -
Christmas is just around the corner, and everyone is getting excited.
Synonyms
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1.0
Being near a place or person
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1.0
Close to a person, place, or thing
240
1.0
At a short distance in space or time
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4.1
Likely to happen very soon
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3.0
Very near someone's home so they can get there easily
Antonyms
How Near
Surface Forms
Morphology
The spatial meaning ('very near in space') is directly deducible from combining 'around' (in the immediate area) with 'corner' (a nearby bend or intersection), and the temporal sense ('about to happen') is a common spatial-to-temporal extension that learners readily infer. This compositional pattern is cross-linguistically common and follows standard English usage, so a B1 learner who knows the constituents will typically understand the MWE.
Etymology
Around the corner comes from the simple image of a street: something just around a corner is out of sight but very close, so the phrase means 'very near' in place or time or 'about to happen'.