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just around the corner

ADJECTIVE
future
Synonyms
STRONGEST
eventual forthcoming imminent impending planned prospective subsequent ultimate
STRONG
approaching coming final inevitable unfolding
WEAK
booked budgeted close at hand coming up destined down the line down the pike down the road fated from here in from here on from here to eternity from now on in in the cards in the course of time in the offing later likely looked toward near next scheduled to-be ulterior unborn up
Antonyms
STRONGEST
distant later past

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Relatedly, new iPhones are just around the corner, so you may want to hold off a few more weeks on any upgrade, even if it’s a refurbished one.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 23, 2026

With “Alien” and “Blade Runner” just around the corner, it’s easy to overlook Scott’s astonishingly assured feature debut, which won him the prize for best first film at Cannes.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 20, 2026

Is a time machine just around the corner?

From Science Daily ● Aug. 4, 2026

Controversy has always felt just around the corner.

From BBC ● Jul. 6, 2026

But I was glad that with high school just around the corner, I was deemed mature enough to know my cousin's biggest secrets.

From "Americanized" by Sara Saedi

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