at hand

Example Sentences

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“We will now begin to expand inland…creating additional freedom of maneuver for U.S. forces,” said Caine, adding, “we have sufficient precision munitions for the task at hand, both for offense and defense.”

From Barron's

Are there any other items that you kept on your desk or close at hand as you wrote this book?

From Los Angeles Times

Chait did not mention Carvalho, but alluded to the difficult situation at hand.

From Los Angeles Times

Someone bumped into me, and I was jarred from my horror and back to the task at hand.

From Literature

“To the great, proud people of Iran ... the hour of your freedom is at hand,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times