offing

(ô'fĭng, ŏf'ĭng)
n.
The part of the sea visible from shore that is very distant or beyond anchoring ground.

idiom:

in the offing

1. In the near or immediate future; soon to come: with exams finished and graduation in the offing.
2. Nearby; at hand.

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n. the more distant part of the sea in view.

See the Introduction, Abbreviations and Pronunciation for further details.

See words rhyming with "offing."

Dansk (Danish)
n. - rum sø

idioms:

• in the offing    i farvandet, i sigte, under opsejling, på trapperne

Nederlands (Dutch)
de open zee

Français (French)
n. - le large

idioms:

• in the offing    imminent, en perspective

Deutsch (German)
n. - (mar.) Räumte

idioms:

• in the offing    bevorstehend

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - (ναυτ.) απόσταση ορατή από την ακτή, (τα) ανοιχτά

idioms:

• in the offing    στα ανοιχτά, (μτφ.) εν τη γενέσει, επικείμενος

Italiano (Italian)
largo, mare aperto

idioms:

• in the offing    in vista

Português (Portuguese)
n. - largo (m)

idioms:

• in the offing    ao largo, iminente, em futuro próximo

Русский (Russian)
открытое море

idioms:

• in the offing    в перспективе

Español (Spanish)
n. - alta mar, lontananza

idioms:

• in the offing    en perspectiva, por suceder, es de esperar

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - öppen sjö, rum sjö

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
海面

idioms:

• in the offing    岸上能看到的, 在视线范围内, 不远的

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 海面

idioms:

• in the offing    岸上能看到的, 在視線範圍內, 不遠的

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 앞바다

idioms:

• in the offing    앞바다의, 가까운 장래에

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 沖, 沖合

idioms:

• in the offing    近い将来に, そう遠くない距離に

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) عرض البحر‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮מרחקי הים, אופק הים‬

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