near at hand

phrase

: close enough to reach easily

Be sure to have a fire extinguisher near at hand.

Examples of near at hand in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Reports in The Athletic and other outlets (including Deadline) in recent days suggested a resolution was possibly near at hand. — Dade Hayes, Deadline, 14 Nov. 2025

Part of what startled Fitzgerald’s generation about their studio experience was how near at hand the real bad guys could be. — Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 9 June 2025

Sammie is the son of a preacher named Jedidiah (Saul Williams), who disapproves of his music, warning him that the Devil is near at hand. — Jelani Cobb, New Yorker, 28 Apr. 2025

And a starkly apocalyptic interpretation of the New Testament is always near at hand. — Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, 24 Mar. 2025

By some estimates, the risks to the housing market are very near at hand. — Zoë Schlanger, The Atlantic, 22 Aug. 2024

Often, the reprisals would be meted out on prisoners of war, who were near at hand and could easily be killed. — Oona A. Hathaway, Foreign Affairs, 23 Apr. 2024

Rhymes for near at hand

• ampersand
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• behindhand
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• countermand
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• fairyland
• fatherland
• firebrand
• hinterland
• motherland