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just around the corner

ADJECTIVE
future
Synonyms
STRONGEST
eventual forthcoming imminent impending planned prospective subsequent ultimate
STRONG
approaching coming final inevitable unfolding
WEAK
booked budgeted close at hand coming up destined down the line down the pike down the road fated from here in from here on from here to eternity from now on in in the cards in the course of time in the offing later likely looked toward near next scheduled to-be ulterior unborn up
Antonyms
STRONGEST
distant later past

Example Sentences

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Tesla declined a fraction, after falling 3% on Tuesday, with Elon Musk’s massive SpaceX initial public offering just around the corner.

From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026

The matter calls into question Musk’s decadelong marketing pitch that Tesla’s autonomous vehicles were just around the corner.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 20, 2026

"I knew Anstruther was just around the corner so I was waiting on a boat coming round the corner," she said.

From BBC • Apr. 14, 2026

The Super Bowl for Nvidia fans is just around the corner.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 15, 2026

The first opportunity to show what it could do was just around the corner.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik

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