- offing⇄expr. in the offing,
a. just visible from the shore.
Ex. a schooner in the offing.
b. within sight.
c. not far off; impending; in the making.
Ex. trouble in the offing. In sum ... an Arab-Israeli war was in the offing (At - offing⇄offing, noun.
1. the more distant part of the sea or other large body of water as seen from the shore.
2. a position at a distance from the shore.