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Definitions

on the horizon

ADJECTIVE
imminent
Synonyms
STRONGEST
forthcoming immediate impending inevitable likely looming possible probable unavoidable
WEAK
about to happen approaching brewing close coming expectant fast-approaching following gathering in store in the air in the cards in the offing in the wind in view ineluctable inescapable inevasible menacing near nearing next nigh on its way on the verge overhanging see it coming threatening to come unescapable
Antonyms
STRONGEST
avoidable distant escapable later never unlikely
WEAK
doubtful far future
ADJECTIVE
impending
Synonyms
STRONGEST
approaching brewing imminent looming
STRONG
coming gathering hovering menacing near nearing overhanging portending threatening
WEAK
at hand in the cards in the offing in the wind looking to ominous proximate see it coming waiting to
Antonyms
STRONG
gone past
WEAK
distant later never remote

Example Sentences

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But Congress has backed the date with billions of dollars of taxpayers' money, partly because there is a new competitor on the horizon.

From BBC • Apr. 10, 2026

He has ‘Avengers: Doomsday’ on the horizon as well as another ‘Lord of the Rings,’ but the Oscar-nominated actor dreams of a return to the stage after a scary fall.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026

Further out on the horizon, some elevator manufacturers are exploring the possibility of reshaping cities with magnetic-levitation, or maglev, technology, which uses powerful magnetic fields to lift and propel vehicles without physical contact.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 2, 2026

Intel investors have been reacting positively to its recent announcement of a change to a joint-venture arrangement — and another a similar catalyst may be on the horizon.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 2, 2026

The sun, low on the horizon, casts a hypnotic reflection on the sea.

From "Challenger Deep" by Neal Shusterman