at hand

Definitions

1. Within easy reach; nearby.
2. Near; soon.
3. Currently receiving attention.
   figuratively

Equivalents

Examples

“I don't have⟳ the information at hand, but I can look⟳ it up.”

“The King your brother is now hard at hand, Meete with the foole, and rid⟳ your royall ſhoulders Of ſuch a burden, as outweighs the ſands And all the craggie rockes of Caſpea.”

“Blessed is hee that readeth, and they that heare the words of this prophesie, and keepe those things which are written therein: for the time is at hand.”

“At last⟳, one morning, the propeller was quiet, and the Narwhal was pervaded with an atmosphere of excitement. He felt it, as did the other dogs, and knew that a change⟳ was at hand.”

“The problem at hand is not the inability of the Arabs and the Jews to live⟳ together peacefully.”

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