no end in sight

idiom

used to say that the point at which something will be finished is not known
There is no end in sight to this heat wave.
Prices continue to go up with no end in sight.

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When the sun goes down, three beams of light will illuminate the sky over the town that was, piercing the darkness that this time last year was lit with the unholy glow of a fire raging, with no end in sight. Dana Goodyear, New Yorker, 7 Jan. 2026 Charcoal gray, or even black, gives a small space a black box look, where there's no end in sight. Heather Bien, Southern Living, 7 Jan. 2026 With no end in sight to his fiancé's detention, Dallasta tallied up the personal financial costs. Lauren Villagran, USA Today, 21 Dec. 2025 Zach LaVine is expected to return to the lineup when the Kings visit the Minnesota Timberwolves on Sunday at Target Center in Minneapolis, but Sacramento’s injury woes continue with no end in sight. Jason Anderson, Sacbee.com, 14 Dec. 2025 See All Example Sentences for no end in sight

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“No end in sight.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/no%20end%20in%20sight. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.

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