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off·ing    Audio Help   [aw-fing, of-ing] Pronunciation Key
–noun
1.the more distant part of the sea seen from the shore, beyond the anchoring ground.
2.a position at a distance from shore.
—Idiom
3.in the offing,
a.at a distance but within sight.
b.in the projected future; likely to happen: A wedding is in the offing.
[Origin: 1620–30; off + -ing1]
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off·ing    Audio Help   (ô'fĭng, ŏf'ĭng)  Pronunciation Key 
n.   The part of the sea visible from shore that is very distant or beyond anchoring ground.

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in the offing
about to happen
Example: He has a new job in the offing.
Arabic: مُحْتَمَل الحُدوث
Chinese (Simplified): 即将发生
Chinese (Traditional): 即將發生
Czech: v dohledu
Danish: under opsejling
Dutch: in het verschiet
Estonian: silmapiiril
Finnish: tähtäimessä
French: en vue
German: in Aussicht
Greek: στα σκαριά
Icelandic: í vændum
Indonesian: akan terjadi
Italian: (in vista)
Japanese: 起こりそうな
Latvian: visai drīz; gaidāms
Lithuanian: (laukiama) artimiausioje ateityje
Norwegian: under oppseiling, i vente, *sikte
Polish: na widoku
Portuguese (Brazil): em vista
Portuguese (Portugal): para acontecer
Romanian: în vedere
Russian: в недалёком будущем
Slovak: vo výhľade
Slovenian: na vidiku
Spanish: en perspectiva
Swedish: på gång, under uppsegling, i faggorna
Turkish: yakında
See also: badly, well off, be off with you!, off-chance, off-colour, off-white, offhand, offshore, offside, off, off and on / on and off, the off season, "in the offing" in any language

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