1. offing - Noun
2. offing - Verb
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.
Source: Webster's dictionaryThe offing was barred by a black bank of clouds, and the tranquil water-way leading to the uttermost ends of the earth flowed somber under an overcast sky--seemed to lead into the heart of an immense darkness. Joseph Conrad
there was a ship in the offing Source: Internet
there was a wedding in the offing Source: Internet
A more thorough reform of handwriting than the Petrarchan compromise was in the offing. Source: Internet
“A targeted coupon scheme for the vulnerable is in the offing, with the compilation of a database at an advanced stage,” she said. Source: Internet
And in December 2007 there was another possible reward in the offing: V. de Costa was up against two other schools in a competition for the Best Farm School in the Philippines (unfortunately we never learned whether or not V. de Costa claimed the prize). Source: Internet