offing

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

noun the near or foreseeable future
noun the part of the sea that can be seen from the shore and is beyond the anchoring area
verb kill intentionally and with premeditation

From off + -ing. Attested since before 1600. Early texts also spell the term offin and offen.

In the offing are several islands and numerous reefs. — The Expedition to Borneo of H.M.S. Dido: For the Suppression of Piracy, Henry, Sir Keppel
Mike, skilled in omens, scented a row in the offing. — Mike and Psmith, Wodehouse, P. G. (Pelham Grenville)
Now he positively refused to go to the vessel in the offing. — The Boy Patriot, Edward Sylvester Ellis

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