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 Wall Street Journal in 2019.
Near future crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| OFFING | 80 % | 6 |
| SHORTRUN | 10 % | 8 |
| EARLY | 10 % | 5 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Near future
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- near term
- future tense
- upcoming
- future perfect
- futuristic
- imminent
- futuristically
- nearness
- futurism
- future shock
- close to
- nearby
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.
More crossword clues leading to the same solutions
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More clues leading to the result OFFING
- Foreseeable future
- In the ___ (soon to happen)
- In the ___ (coming up)
- Near future
- In the ___ (likely to happen)
- Distance.
- Somewhat remote future.
- In the ___.
- Future.
- Hit man's "icing"