offing
noun
uk/ˈɒf.ɪŋ/us/ˈɑː.fɪŋ/in the offing
likelytohappensoon:
即将来临的;即将发生的With anelectionin the offing, theprimeministeriskeentomaintainhispopularity.选举在即,首相非常注意保持其声望。
About to happen
- about
- at handidiom
- be on the point of(doing) somethingidiom
- be ready to rollidiom
- beckon
- come up
- corner
- horizon
- impend
- impending
- in the airidiom
- in the pipelineidiom
- in-store
- loom
- ready
- stare
- staresomeonein the faceidiom
- store
- teeter
- teeter on the brink/edge ofsomethingidiom