close at hand
idiom
: near in time or place
I always keep a few tissues close at hand.
The time for us to leave was close at hand.
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During a call with investors in April, CFO Vaibhav Taneja again claimed the less-expensive model was close at hand and would be widely available in the fourth quarter of this year.
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Chris Isidore, CNN Money, 7 Oct. 2025
Kevin Lamarque | Reuters President Donald Trump indicated that a potential ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine could be close at hand Thursday, during a press conference with U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer.
—Katrina Bishop,holly Ellyatt, CNBC, 18 Sep. 2025
But even here, the sense that fate waits to split them up remains close at hand.
—Keith Phipps, Vulture, 11 Sep. 2025
And classic fly-fishing waterways like the Teton River, Henry’s Fork, and the South Fork of the Snake River are close at hand.
—Robb Report Studio, Robb Report, 1 Sep. 2025
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Chris Isidore, CNN Money, 7 Oct. 2025
Kevin Lamarque | Reuters President Donald Trump indicated that a potential ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine could be close at hand Thursday, during a press conference with U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer.
—Katrina Bishop,holly Ellyatt, CNBC, 18 Sep. 2025
But even here, the sense that fate waits to split them up remains close at hand.
—Keith Phipps, Vulture, 11 Sep. 2025
And classic fly-fishing waterways like the Teton River, Henry’s Fork, and the South Fork of the Snake River are close at hand.
—Robb Report Studio, Robb Report, 1 Sep. 2025
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“Close at hand.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/close%20at%20hand. Accessed 22 Oct. 2025.
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