around the corner

adjective

Imminent; very soon.

“He has been studying hard, but his exam is just around the corner and he's nervous.”

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imminentin the offingproximateat handforthcomingimpendentimpendingin the wind
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Meanings

adjectivearound the corner (not comparable)

alternative round the corner

  1. idiomaticnot comparableImminent; very soon.

    He has been studying hard, but his exam is just around the corner and he's nervous.

    Synonyms: imminent, in the offing, proximate, at hand, forthcoming, imminent, impendent, impending

  2. idiomaticnot comparableClose, local, very near.

    Hell is round the corner where I shelter / Isms and schisms, we're living helter skelter

    1995, “Hell Is Round The Corner”, in Maxinquaye, performed by Tricky

    Synonyms: close by, near, proximate, citerior, close, close by, immediate, near

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveImminent; very soon.

Similar
imminentin the offingproximateat handforthcomingimminentimpendentimpendingin the offingin the windinstanton the boilpendingupcomingproximateto cometoward

adjectiveClose, local, very near.

Similar
close bynearproximateciteriorcloseclose byimmediatenearnearbynighpresentpropinquitousproximate
Also see
citeriorforthcomingimminentimpendinginstantnearpresent

Translations

Finnish aivan lähellä, nurkan takana
  • aivan lähelläimminent; very soon
  • nurkan takanaimminent; very soon
French pour bientôt
  • pour bientôtimminent; very soon
Hungarian küszöbön, küszöbönálló
  • küszöbönimminent; very soon
  • küszöbönállóimminent; very soon
Italian dietro l'angolo
  • dietro l'angoloimminent; very soon
Polish zaraz, za pasem
  • zarazimminent; very soon
  • za pasemimminent; very soon
Portuguese logo ali
  • logo aliimminent; very soon
Russian не за гора́ми /lit:not beyond the mountains/, на носу́ /lit:on the nose/
  • не за гора́ми /lit:not beyond the mountains/ (ne za gorámi)imminent; very soon
  • на носу́ /lit:on the nose/ (na nosú)imminent; very soon
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APA

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MLA

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Chicago

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