close at hand

Speech parts

1. close at hand - Adverb

2. close at hand - Adjective Satellite

Meaning

close in time; about to occur

close in space; within reach

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

at hand around available close near handy immediate adjacent alongside accessible neighboring convenient approaching imminent impending
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Antonyms

away far removed lonesome remote isolated
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Examples

He is a fool who leaves things close at hand to follow what is out of reach. Plutarch

I have found adventure in flying, in world travel, in business, and even close at hand... Adventure is a state of mind - and spirit. Jacqueline Cochran

all the time something within her was crying for a decision. She wanted her life shaped now, immediately - and the decision must be made by some force - of love, of money, of unquestionable practicality - that was close at hand. F. Scott Fitzgerald

Good comes from far away; evil is close at hand. Bolivian Proverb

A resourceful man knows to avoid a disadvantageous situation close at hand. Chinese Proverb

Distant water won't help to put out a fire close at hand. Chinese Proverb

Close letter words and terms

close around close as wax close associates close attention close bearing close behind someone