at hand

phrase

1

: near in time or place : within reach

use whatever ingredients are at hand

2

: currently receiving or deserving attention

the business at hand

Examples of at hand in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Vivaia Filipa Round-Toe Stretchy Wool Knee-High Boot The peak of fall is approaching fast, so there’s no better time than now to optimize your footwear rotation for the season at hand. — Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 4 Sep. 2026

Since 2022, acutely conscious of the issue at hand, Unipublic, the company that organizes the Vuelta, has planted 2,000 native trees around the country. — Chris Marshall-Bell, New York Times, 3 Sep. 2026

But for a law firm ready to convert AI mania into billable hours, there’s a ready payoff at hand. — Tim McDonnell, semafor.com, 3 Sep. 2026

To all you long-suffering Halos fans, light that baby up, because salvation is at hand. — Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 2 Sep. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for at hand

• armband
• backhand
• bandstand
• baseband
• broadband
• command
• cropland
• demand
• disband
• dreamland
• expand
• farmhand