The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word OFFING which also is the latest solution we found used in Chronicle of Higher Education in 2013.
In the ___ (soon to happen) crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| OFFING | 100 % | 6 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: In the ___ (soon to happen)
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- imminent
- nigh
- imminence
- precipitate
- forthcomingness
- imminency
- imminentness
- impendence
- impendency
- achieve
- achieved
- after
Crossword Answer definitions
OFFING verb- To kill.
- To switch off.
- The area of the sea in which a ship can be seen in the distance from land, excluding the parts nearest the shore, and beyond the anchoring ground.
- The distance that a ship at sea keeps away from land, often because of navigational dangers, fog and other hazards; a position at a distance from shore.
- The foreseeable future. Chiefly in the phrase in the offing.
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