within reach
Meaning
At a distance close enough to touch by reaching.
(idiomatic) Near (to); close (to); at a close distance (to).
We were within reach of the finish line.
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A better retirement is within reach!
A free-trade agreement is within reach, though a treaty text must be ready for ratification by the middle of November at the absolute latest.
Although a contract with the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) was promptly secured, and more possibilities were within reach, financing stalled for the $24,000 in monthly expenses required to cover salaries and equipment rental.
As sequencing technology continues to improve, however, a new generation of effective fast turnaround benchtop sequencers has come within reach of the average academic laboratory.
As long as the F-4 was one and a half miles from the MiG-17, it was outside the reach of the Soviet fighter's guns, but the MiG was within reach of the F-4's missiles.
However, you can move around the UI components and put them in spots that are a bit more comfortable and within reach of your fingertips.