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on the horizon
on the horizon
1. Lit. appearing at the boundary between the earth and the sky. There is a storm on the horizon.
2. Fig. soon to happen. Do you know what's on the horizon? There is some excitement on the horizon, but I can't tell you about it.
on the horizon
likely to happen or appear soon There are no new drugs on the horizon to treat this disease.
Related vocabulary: a cloud on the horizonEtymology: based on the literal meaning of horizon (the place in the distance where the earth and sky seem to meet)
on the horizon
something that is on the horizon is likely to happen soon There is no new drug on the horizon that will make this disease easier to treat.
on the horizon
Within view, not too far away, as in The analysts see a huge rise in the stock market on the horizon.