around the corner

ADJECTIVE

Synonyms

STRONGEST

adjacent convenient

STRONG

abutting adjoining approaching handy impending nearest neighboring nigh warm

WEAK

across the street at hand contiguous give or take a little hard by immediate imminent in spitting distance in the ball park near-at-hand nearly next proximate under one's nose

Antonyms

STRONGEST

distant far

STRONG

remote

WEAK

away far-off faraway

Example Sentences

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Does this mean a 2% inflation rate is just around the corner?

From MarketWatch • Jun. 10, 2026

The massive SpaceX IPO is just around the corner.

From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026

"It's our most traditional dish here in Pachuca. If you don't have much time, there's always a pastes store around the corner," Hernandez says.

From BBC • Jun. 2, 2026

An officer responding to a call pulled Blessing over around the corner from Donut Plus on Erringer Road.

From Los Angeles Times • May 28, 2026

Roz and Brightbill and Glimmer were still in the hallway when they heard screeching and stomping, and then the seabirds came flapping around the corner.

From "The Wild Robot Protects" by Peter Brown

around the corner

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