Usage of "at hand" | TermGallery

Close in time; about to occur.

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Usage of at hand in English

Merkel said authorities would use all means at hand to fight anti-Semitism. 
 Reuters 

Schwalger said police always acted in accordance with the situation at hand. 
 Radio NZ 

This will not help to address the real, complex problem at hand. 
 The Guardian 

Remember the topic at hand for today is borders, walls and immigration. 
 The new yorker 

The danger was immediate; the solution was at hand-andprobably even therapeutic. 
 Double Dexter 

The ring was at hand; the questions were asked; the responses made. 
 The Unseen Bridegroom; Or, Wedded For a Week 

The daily bulletins became more significant; the crisis was evidently at hand. 
 Sybil, Or, The Two Nations 

That means fighting the war at hand, whatever that war might be. 
 Wired 

But let us return to the real topic at hand: Humanity's fate. 
 Devourer 

But his thoughts refused to remain focused on the problems at hand. 
 When darkness comes 

But we want people to know that practical help is at hand. 
 The Guardian 

Didn't he need to focus his attention on the task at hand. 
 The Guardian 

Stay local and focus on the job at hand, the memo said. 
 Reuters 

She said focusing on the job at hand on stage was vital. 
 Radio NZ 

Make friends, she says, changing the subject to the task at hand. 
 Crewel 

So, she brought the discussion back to the subject directly at hand. 
 Crown of Slaves 

Meanings of at hand in English