VOCABULARY - IDIOMS

At hand

Meaning:

The phrase at hand is an idiomatic expression that means nearby, or close by in time or in space.

Examples:

  • All these elements are present in the case at hand.
  • The end of time is at hand (Rev. 22:10).
  • May we please get back to the topic at hand?
  • The end of your woes is truly at hand.
  • Now the moment of my greatest triumph is at hand.
  • The end of all things is at hand.
  • What we must concentrate on is the business at hand.
  • The middle of my life is at hand.
  • Need a place to work with the tool at hand?
  • We don't have enough people to complete the situation at hand.