at hand
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English[edit]
Prepositional phrase[edit]
- Within easy reach; nearby.
- Near; soon
- Synonyms: approaching, imminent; see also Thesaurus:impending
- 1903, London, Jack, The Call of the Wild, Scholastic Books, Inc., published 1963, page 20:
- He felt it, as did the other dogs, and knew that a change was at hand.
- (figuratively) Currently receiving attention.
- 2001, Mahmood, Ghaith, “Problem is about oppression, not coexistence”, in The Daily Bruin[1]:
- The problem at hand is not the inability of the Arabs and the Jews to live together peacefully.
Translations[edit]
within easy reach; nearby
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near; soon; approaching; imminent
currently receiving attention
Further reading[edit]
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