around the corner

English

Alternative forms

• round the corner

Pronunciation

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Adjective

around the corner (not comparable)

1. (idiomatic) imminent; very soon

   Synonyms: imminent, in the offing, proximate; see also Thesaurus:impending

   He has been studying hard, but his exam is just around the corner and he's nervous.

2. (idiomatic) close, local, very near

   Synonyms: close by, near, proximate; see also Thesaurus:near

   • 1995, “Hell Is Round The Corner”, in Maxinquaye, performed by Tricky:

     Hell is round the corner where I shelter / Isms and schisms, we're living helter skelter

Translations

imminent; very soon

• Finnish: aivan lähellä, nurkan takana (colloquial)
• French: pour bientôt
• Hungarian: küszöbön, küszöbönálló (hu)
• Polish: zaraz (pl), za pasem
• Portuguese: logo ali
• Russian: не за гора́ми (ru) (ne za gorámi) /lit:not beyond the mountains/, на носу́ (na nosú) /lit:on the nose/