Found 4 items, similar to offing.
English → Indonesian (Kamus Landak)
Definition: off
lepas
English → Indonesian (quick)
Definition: off
mati, mematikan, salah
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: offing
offing
n 1: the near or foreseeable future;
“there was a wedding in the
offing”
2: the part of the sea that can be seen from the shore and is
beyond the anchoring area;
“there was a ship in the
offing”
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Offing
Offing
\Off"ing\ ([o^]f"[i^]ng; 115), n. [From
Off.]
That part of the sea at a good distance from the shore, or
where there is deep water and no need of a pilot; also,
distance from the shore; as, the ship had ten miles offing;
we saw a ship in the offing.
[1913 Webster]
in the offing
(a) coming; arriving in the foreseeable future.
(b) visible but not nearby.
[PJC]