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offing

[aw-fing, of-ing] / ˈɔ fɪŋ, ˈɒf ɪŋ /
NOUN
future
Synonyms
STRONGEST
destiny fate millennium outlook prospect
STRONG
eternity expectation futurity hereafter infinity morrow posterity tomorrow
WEAK
aftertime afterward by-and-by life to come subsequent time to-be world to come
Antonyms
WEAK
past
NOUN
hereafter
Synonyms
STRONGEST
afterlife
STRONG
afterworld by-and-by future heaven hell otherworld underworld
WEAK
aftertime afterward future existence future life next world the beyond world to come
Antonyms
WEAK
life
NOUN
bump off
Synonyms
STRONGEST
assassination bumping off foul play hit killing murder rubout
STRONG
homicide
NOUN
carnage
Synonyms
STRONGEST
bloodshed butchery crime havoc killing mass murder slaughter slaying warfare
STRONG
annihilation blitz blood butchering extermination gore hecatomb holocaust homicide manslaughter murder rapine shambles wasting
WEAK
blood and guts blood bath search and destroy taking out
Antonyms
STRONGEST
peace
NOUN
homicide
Synonyms
STRONGEST
assassination crime foul play manslaughter murder slaying
STRONG
bloodshed butchery carnage death hit ride
WEAK
big chill bump-off rubout
NOUN
murder
Synonyms
STRONGEST
assassination bloodshed crime destruction felony homicide lynching manslaughter massacre shooting slaying terrorism
STRONG
annihilation blood butchery carnage death dispatching hit knifing liquidation off
WEAK
bump-off foul play one-way ticket rubout the business the works

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OK, a nuclear attack isn’t in the offing.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 13, 2026

Given the mean target price was £13.52 before today’s release, below the current price, upgrades are most likely in the offing.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 26, 2026

A sustainably higher multiple could be in the offing if the company can go from a slow-growth auto maker in a competitive and cyclical business to a maker of robots.

From Barron's • Feb. 6, 2026

It was the same day that No. 14 USC was playing No. 1 Washington with a Rose Bowl berth in the offing.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 29, 2025

The Chicago Tribune reported that increasing turbulence in global markets had raised concerns in London that a recession, even a full-blown “panic,” could be in the offing.

From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson

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