Word
offing, n.
(offings)
the part of the sea that can be seen from the shore and is beyond the anchoring area
<noun.object>
offing
sample sentences
"there was a ship in the offing"
semantic pointers
hypernym
water, body of water
part holonym
main, briny
the near or foreseeable future
<noun.time>
offing
sample sentences
"there was a wedding in the offing"
semantic pointers
hypernym
future, hereafter, futurity, time to come