a light at the end of the tunnel
noun phrase
: a reason to believe that a bad situation will end soon or that a long and difficult job will be finished soon
They are falling deeper into debt, and there is no light at the end of the tunnel.
The work on our house has been going on for months, but we're finally starting to see a light at the end of the tunnel.
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In Presti’s mind, there was always a light at the end of the tunnel.
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Shane Young, Forbes.com, 24 June 2025
Despite this massive policy shift, there’s a light at the end of the tunnel for U.S. and Indian tech companies.
—Paresh Sagar, Forbes.com, 5 June 2025
There might be a light at the end of the tunnel for some CEOs, at least, who seemed hopeful Trump’s tariffs would be resolved within a year.
—Shannon Carroll, Quartz, 14 Apr. 2025
Now the hope is there’s a light at the end of the tunnel on the injury front.
—Michael Russo, The Athletic, 21 Jan. 2025
Los Angeles sees a light at the end of the tunnel in the fight against the wildfires that have devastated the city.
—Jonathan Easley, The Hill, 17 Jan. 2025
Williams-Lindo believes there’s a light at the end of the tunnel, though.
—Jasmine Browley, Essence, 31 Dec. 2024
There might be a light at the end of the tunnel, and that light might even be the glare of the United Center lights gleaming off the silver of the Stanley Cup.
—Mark Lazerus, The Athletic, 31 Dec. 2024
Biden was punished with inflation rates that were going to go up but were exacerbated by his insistence on spending trillions of dollars on the American Rescue Plan and Inflation Reduction Act, despite that there was a light at the end of the tunnel.
—Max Thornberry, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 15 Dec. 2024
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Shane Young, Forbes.com, 24 June 2025
Despite this massive policy shift, there’s a light at the end of the tunnel for U.S. and Indian tech companies.
—Paresh Sagar, Forbes.com, 5 June 2025
There might be a light at the end of the tunnel for some CEOs, at least, who seemed hopeful Trump’s tariffs would be resolved within a year.
—Shannon Carroll, Quartz, 14 Apr. 2025
Now the hope is there’s a light at the end of the tunnel on the injury front.
—Michael Russo, The Athletic, 21 Jan. 2025
Los Angeles sees a light at the end of the tunnel in the fight against the wildfires that have devastated the city.
—Jonathan Easley, The Hill, 17 Jan. 2025
Williams-Lindo believes there’s a light at the end of the tunnel, though.
—Jasmine Browley, Essence, 31 Dec. 2024
There might be a light at the end of the tunnel, and that light might even be the glare of the United Center lights gleaming off the silver of the Stanley Cup.
—Mark Lazerus, The Athletic, 31 Dec. 2024
Biden was punished with inflation rates that were going to go up but were exacerbated by his insistence on spending trillions of dollars on the American Rescue Plan and Inflation Reduction Act, despite that there was a light at the end of the tunnel.
—Max Thornberry, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 15 Dec. 2024
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“A light at the end of the tunnel.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/a%20light%20at%20the%20end%20of%20the%20tunnel. Accessed 5 Jul. 2025.
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