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1 offing
nounbe in the offing — (fig.) bevorstehen
* * *of·fing[ˈɒfɪŋ, AM ˈɑ:f-]n no pl▪ to be in the \offing bevorstehen, zu erwarten seinwith an election in the \offing... mit einer sich abzeichnenden Wahl vor Augen...* * *['ɒfɪŋ]nin the offing — in Sicht
in the offing for us — uns steht eine Gehaltserhöhung bevor, wir haben Aussicht auf eine Gehaltserhöhung
* * *offing [ˈɒfıŋ; US auch ˈɑf-] s SCHIFF Räumte f, Seeraum m, offene See (wo kein Lotse benötigt wird):a) auf offener See sein,get the offing die offene See gewinnen;hold out in the offing See halten;keep a good offing from the coast von der Küste gut freihalten* * *nounbe in the offing — (fig.) bevorstehen
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