offing

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noun

1. the near or foreseeable future
- there was a wedding in the offing
• Hypernyms:
future, hereafter, futurity, time to come
2. the part of the sea that can be seen from the shore and is beyond the anchoring area
- there was a ship in the offing
• Hypernyms:
body of water, water
• Part Holonyms:
main, briny