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Time - The Near Future

Discover how English idioms like "around the corner" and "in the wind" relate to the near future in English.

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around the corner

used for saying that something will happen in a very near future

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at hand

used to refer to an upcoming event that will happen within a short time

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in the shadow of something

very near to something in terms of time

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in no time at all

used when something is done very soon or very fast

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in the wind

used to describe something that probably happens in near future

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New York minute

an extremely brief time duration

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on the horizon

used for saying that probably something will happen or will be done in a short time

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down the line

at a later point in time or in the future

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