cloud on the horizon

noun phrase

: a problem that could appear in the future
The only cloud on the horizon for the team is the age of its key players.

Examples of cloud on the horizon in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Another cloud on the horizon is that roughly half of Musk’s current shareholding in Tesla has been pledged as collateral for various borrowings, an unhealthily high percentage. Andrew Stuttaford, National Review, 5 Feb. 2024 Historically, sluggish retail sales, credit card delinquency and even shoplifting have been signs of a dark cloud on the horizon. Allison Morrow, CNN, 23 Aug. 2023

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“Cloud on the horizon.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cloud%20on%20the%20horizon. Accessed 23 Apr. 2024.

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