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On the horizon: meaning, definitions and examples

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on the horizon

 

[ ษ’n รฐษ™ hษ™หˆraษชz(ษ™)n ]

Phrase
Context #1 | Phrase

weather

Something that is on the horizon is likely to happen or have an effect in the future.

Synonyms

approaching, forthcoming, impending

Examples of usage

  • It looks like storm clouds are on the horizon.
  • There are signs of economic recovery on the horizon.
Context #2 | Phrase

scenery

The line where the sky seems to meet the land or sea.

Synonyms

outlook, skyline, vista

Examples of usage

  • The sun was setting on the horizon.
  • A ship appeared on the horizon.

Translations

Translations of the word "on the horizon" in other languages:

๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡น no horizonte

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ เค•เฅเคทเคฟเคคเคฟเคœ เคชเคฐ

๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช am Horizont

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฉ di cakrawala

๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ะฝะฐ ะณะพั€ะธะทะพะฝั‚ั–

๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฑ na horyzoncie

๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต ๅœฐๅนณ็ทšใซ

๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท ร  l'horizon

๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ en el horizonte

๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ท ufukta

๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ท ์ง€ํ‰์„ ์—

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ููŠ ุงู„ุฃูู‚

๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฟ na obzoru

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฐ na horizonte

๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณ ๅœจๅœฐๅนณ็บฟไธŠ

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฎ na obzorju

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ธ รก sjรณndeildarhringnum

๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฟ ะบำฉะบะถะธะตะบั‚ะต

๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ช แƒฐแƒแƒ แƒ˜แƒ–แƒแƒœแƒขแƒ–แƒ”

๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฟ รผfรผqdษ™

๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝ en el horizonte

Etymology

The phrase 'on the horizon' originated from the nautical term 'the visible line that separates the earth from the sky'. Over time, it has evolved to represent something that is about to occur or the line where the sky meets the land or sea in the distance.