close-at-hand

[ klohs-uht-hand ]

adjective

1. lying in the near future or vicinity; nearby or imminent.

Idioms and Phrases

see at hand .

Example Sentences

And the WSJ's Bob Davis and Lingling Wei report the recent involvement of White House adviser Jared Kushner could indicate a deal is close-at-hand.

From Washington Post

Whether you go see "Allegiance," perhaps we all could at least strive to learn more by visiting what remains of such camps as Tule Lake, Manzanar or Heart Mountain, or to learn from the close-at-hand Japanese American National Museum.

From Los Angeles Times

In the past few years, the Islamic State group has exhorted followers online to use vehicles, knives or other close-at-hand means of killing people in their home countries.

From Washington Times

While the Ursa operation offered a close-at-hand urban drilling example for those attending last week’s symposium in Rifle, the urban-drilling issue is actually a far bigger one along Colorado’s Front Range, where many of the attendees were from, than in western Colorado.

From Washington Times

To start, parents are often encouraged to try the most close-at-hand measures.

From US News

Related Words

• eventual
• forthcoming
• imminent
• impending
• planned
• prospective
• subsequent
• ultimate