near at hand

Meaning

Close or nearby, in terms of distance.

Close, in terms of time.

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Alternative names

near-at-hand

Synonyms

next near handy immediate adjacent proximate nearby adjoining at hand conterminous bordering close at hand abutting at the ready securable

Antonyms

away far isolated remote distant inaccessible
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Examples

Yalom (1998), p. 18. Although nude men were depicted standing upright, most depictions of female nudity in Greek art occurred "usually with drapery near at hand and with a forward-bending, self-protecting posture". Source: Internet

“I have beheld war near at hand, and I know all its evils: for it is not conquest which can console a country for the blood of her children, spilt on a foreign land. Source: Internet

West, 24. The passage seems intended to rile up the audience, beginning with hostis tibi adesse, or “the foe is near at hand”. Source: Internet

Words in the phrase

near at hand

Close letter words and terms

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