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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Now that the bill of losing with no end in sight has come due, the club’s latest rebuilding era has arrived fitfully and — despite Rutherford’s suggestion on Wednesday that the club has been preparing for this moment for two or three years — it’s arrived largely unplanned for. Thomas Drance, New York Times, 15 Jan. 2026 Lenox's coveted Spice Village has expanded far beyond its initial spice rack; from bread boxes to village trains, there’s no end in sight to how large the collection can get. Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 12 Jan. 2026 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 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 18 Jan. 2026.

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