close at hand
idiom
: near in time or place
I always keep a few tissues close at hand.
The time for us to leave was close at hand.
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That mean's the first snowfall of the season could be close at hand.
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Elissa Robinson, Detroit Free Press, 8 Nov. 2024
With Amazon October Prime Day close at hand, popular hiking and outdoor gear have already been heavily discounted through Wednesday, October 9.
—Olivia Young, Travel + Leisure, 7 Oct. 2024
But Tesla has been promising such a program was close at hand for the last five years.
—Chris Isidore, CNN, 10 Oct. 2024
Even then, environmental nongovernmental organizations imagined that a world powered primarily by wind and solar energy was close at hand.
—Ted Nordhaus, Foreign Affairs, 7 Mar. 2018
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Elissa Robinson, Detroit Free Press, 8 Nov. 2024
With Amazon October Prime Day close at hand, popular hiking and outdoor gear have already been heavily discounted through Wednesday, October 9.
—Olivia Young, Travel + Leisure, 7 Oct. 2024
But Tesla has been promising such a program was close at hand for the last five years.
—Chris Isidore, CNN, 10 Oct. 2024
Even then, environmental nongovernmental organizations imagined that a world powered primarily by wind and solar energy was close at hand.
—Ted Nordhaus, Foreign Affairs, 7 Mar. 2018
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“Close at hand.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/close%20at%20hand. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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