around the corner

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Synonyms of around the cornernext
: at hand : imminent
good times are just around the corner

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But the bank says there are multiple positive catalysts around the corner. — Michael Bloom, CNBC, 10 Oct. 2026 This isn’t a new era of Swedish exceptionalism, nor a fleeting moment in the sun (despite the dark Nordic winter around the corner). — Jan Larsson, Fortune, 9 Oct. 2026 Who could have imagined that an even more deadly infectious threat was literally right around the corner? — Robert C. Gallo, STAT, 9 Oct. 2026 Courville and Reynolds started filming the neighborhood in 2013, after a redbrick building around the corner on Douglas and Third was knocked down. — Kim Velsey, Curbed, 9 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for around the corner

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First Known Use

1898, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of around the corner was in 1898

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“Around the corner.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/around%20the%20corner. Accessed 19 Oct. 2026.

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