on the horizon
idiom
: coming in the near future
Scientists believe that a major breakthrough is on the horizon.
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Elections may be over, but there are plenty of shakeups on the horizon.
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Kathryn Palmer, USA Today, 6 Nov. 2025
And there could be more history on the horizon.
—Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 5 Nov. 2025
Fortune reported this weekend that loan originators were imposing increasingly strict legal terms into private credit deals, a sign that lenders sense trouble on the horizon.
—Jim Edwards, Fortune, 4 Nov. 2025
Labor negotiations are on the horizon next year.
—Barry M. Bloom, Sportico.com, 4 Nov. 2025
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Kathryn Palmer, USA Today, 6 Nov. 2025
And there could be more history on the horizon.
—Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 5 Nov. 2025
Fortune reported this weekend that loan originators were imposing increasingly strict legal terms into private credit deals, a sign that lenders sense trouble on the horizon.
—Jim Edwards, Fortune, 4 Nov. 2025
Labor negotiations are on the horizon next year.
—Barry M. Bloom, Sportico.com, 4 Nov. 2025
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“On the horizon.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/on%20the%20horizon. Accessed 10 Nov. 2025.
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