on the horizon

ADJECTIVE

imminent

Synonyms

STRONGEST

forthcoming immediate impending inevitable likely looming possible probable unavoidable

WEAK

about to happen approaching brewing close coming expectant fast-approaching following gathering in store in the air in the cards in the offing in the wind in view ineluctable inescapable inevasible menacing near nearing next nigh on its way on the verge overhanging see it coming threatening to come unescapable

Antonyms

STRONGEST

avoidable distant escapable later never unlikely

WEAK

doubtful far future

ADJECTIVE

impending

Synonyms

STRONGEST

approaching brewing imminent looming

STRONG

coming gathering hovering menacing near nearing overhanging portending threatening

WEAK

at hand in the cards in the offing in the wind looking to ominous proximate see it coming waiting to

Antonyms

STRONG

gone past

WEAK

distant later never remote

Example Sentences

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But the negative market reaction is missing a massive opportunity looming on the horizon, according to Morgan Stanley analyst Erik Woodring.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 9, 2026

Nor is SpaceX the only mega-IPO lurking on the horizon.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026

Also on the horizon are public-market debuts for artificial-intelligence behemoths Anthropic and OpenAI, at similarly eye-catching valuations.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026

The company raised its dividend in April, and some strategists see the potential for a special dividend on the horizon, as the Costco dukes it out with the government over tariffs.

From Barron's • May 28, 2026

Hanako gaped—the destruction stretched on and on, only seeming to stop at the mountains rising on the horizon.

From "A Place to Belong" by Cynthia Kadohata

on the horizon

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