OFFING


Meaning of OFFING in English

off ‧ ing /ˈɒfɪŋ $ ˈɒː-, ˈɑː-/ BrE AmE noun

[ Date: 1700-1800 ; Origin: offing 'part of the deep sea that you can see from the shore' (17-20 centuries) , from off ]

be in the offing to be likely to happen soon:

Big changes were in the offing.

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.