IN THE NOT TOO DISTANT FUTURE

Meaning of IN THE NOT TOO DISTANT FUTURE in English

not a long time in the future but fairly soon

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005

NOT — I. |nät, usu -äd.+V adverb or -nt or -n't (ə)n(t), ( ə )n(t) ; also -not (|)nät sometimes -_nət, usu …
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IN — I. (|)in, ən; usu ə n after t, d, s, or z as in “split in two”, often ə m …
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FUTURE — I. ˈfyüchə(r) adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Old French & Latin; Old French futur, from Latin futurus about to be …
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TOO — (|)tü adverb Etymology: Middle English to, too, from Old English tō to, too — more at to 1. : in …
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DISTANT — ˈdistənt adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French, from Latin distant-, distans, present participle of distare to stand apart, be …
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TOO — (adv.) Over; more than enough; -- noting excess; as, a thing is too long, too short, or too wide; too …
Английский словарь Webster
DISTANT — (a.) Far separated; far off; not near; remote; -- in place, time, consanguinity, or connection; as, distant times; distant relatives.
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TOO — ( adv. ) Over; more than enough; -- noting excess; as, a thing is too long, too short, or too …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
DISTANT — ( a. ) Far separated; far off; not near; remote; -- in place, time, consanguinity, or connection; as, distant times; …
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TOO — /tooh/ , adv. 1. in addition; also; furthermore; moreover: young, clever, and rich too. 2. to an excessive extent or …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
FUTURE — /fyooh"cheuhr/ , n. 1. time that is to be or come hereafter. 2. something that will exist or happen in …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
DISTANT — — distantly , adv. — distantness , n. /dis"teuhnt/ , adj. 1. far off or apart in space; not near …
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FUTURE — I. ˈfyü-chər adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French & Latin; Anglo-French, from Latin futurus about to be — more at …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
TOO — adverb Etymology: Middle English, from Old English tō to, too — more at to Date: before 12th century 1. : …
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DISTANT — adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French, from Latin distant-, distans, present participle of distare to stand apart, be distant, …
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TOO — adv likewise; also; in addition. 2. too ·adv over; more than enough; noting excess; as, a thing is too …
Webster English vocab
FUTURE — adj a future tense. 2. future ·adj the possibilities of the future; used especially of prospective success or advancement; …
Webster English vocab
DISTANT — adj indistinct; faint; obscure, as from distance. 2. distant ·adj separated; having an intervening space; at a distance; away. 3. …
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FUTURE — [fu.ture] adj [ME, fr. MF & L; MF futur, fr. L futurus about to be--more at be] (14c) 1: that …
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DISTANT — [dis.tant] adj [ME, fr. MF, fr. L distant-, distans, prp. of distare to stand apart, be distant, fr. dis- + …
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FUTURE — future BrE AmE ˈfjuːtʃ ə AmE \ - ə r ▷ future|s z ▶ ˌ future ˈ perfect BrE AmE
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
DISTANT — distant BrE AmE ˈdɪst ə nt ▷ distant|ly li
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TOO — / tuː; NAmE / adverb 1. used before adjectives and adverbs to say that sth is more than is good, …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
FUTURE — / ˈfjuːtʃə(r); NAmE / noun , adjective ■ noun 1. the future [ sing. ] the time that will come …
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DISTANT — / ˈdɪstənt; NAmE / adjective 1. far away in space or time : the distant sound of music distant stars …
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TOO — too S1 W1 /tuː/ BrE AmE adverb [ Language: Old English ; Origin: to 'to, too' ] 1 . [+ …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
NOT — not S1 W1 /nɒt $ nɑːt/ BrE AmE adverb [ Date: 1300-1400 ; Origin: nought ] 1 . used to …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
FUTURE — I. fu ‧ ture 1 S1 W1 /ˈfjuːtʃə $ -ər/ BrE AmE adjective [only before noun] [ Date: 1300-1400 ; …
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DISTANT — dis ‧ tant W3 /ˈdɪstənt/ BrE AmE adjective [ Word Family: verb : ↑ distance ; noun : ↑ distance …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
TOO — adv. 1 to a greater extent than is desirable, permissible, or possible for a specified or understood purpose (too colourful …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
FUTURE — adj. & n. --adj. 1 a going or expected to happen or be or become (his future career). b that …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
DISTANT — adj. 1 a far away in space or time. b (usu. predic.; often foll. by from) at a specified distance …
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TOO — adv. 1 to a greater extent than is desirable, permissible, or possible for a specified or understood purpose (too colourful …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
FUTURE — adj. & n. adj. 1 a going or expected to happen or be or become (his future career). b that …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
DISTANT — adj. 1 a far away in space or time. b (usu. predic.; often foll. by from) at a specified distance …
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TOO — adv.1 to a greater extent than is desirable, permissible, or possible for a specified or understood purpose (too colourful for …
Oxford English vocab
FUTURE — adj. & n. --adj. 1. a going or expected to happen or be or become (his future career). b that …
Oxford English vocab
DISTANT — adj.1 a far away in space or time. b (usu. predic.; often foll. by from) at a specified distance (three …
Oxford English vocab
TOO — I. ADDING SOMETHING OR RESPONDING /tu:/ Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
NOT — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. Note: 'Not' is often shortened to 'n’t' …
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FUTURE — ( futures) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. The future is the …
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DISTANT — 1. Distant means very far away. The mountains rolled away to a distant horizon. ...the war in that distant land. …
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FUTURE — I. adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a bleak future/prospect ▪ The company still hopes to find a buyer, but the …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
TOO — (MORE) [adverb] [not gradable] - more than is needed or wanted; more than is suitable or enoughYou're too fat.I can't …
Cambridge English vocab
FUTURE — [adjective] [before noun; not gradable]Of course we'll keep you up to date with any future developments.There's an old superstition that …
Cambridge English vocab
DISTANT — [adjective]a distant country/shoredistant landsShe could hear the distant sound of fireworks exploding.A date or event which is in the distant …
Cambridge English vocab
TOO — Synonyms and related words : above, additionally, again, all included, along, also, altogether, among other things, and all, and also, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
DISTANT — adj. Function: adjective 1 not close in space, time, or relationship FF1C; traveling to a more distant place FF1E; FF1C; …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
DISTANT — adjective 1. not close in space, time, or relationship traveling to a more distant place the distant days of the …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary
FUTURE — I. noun 1 time that will come after the present ADJECTIVE ▪ foreseeable , immediate , near , not-too-distant , …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
TOO — See ↑ AND/ALSO 1, ↑ TOO/TOO MUCH 1 ◆◆◆ • ↑ about time too • ↑ be too big/small • …
Longman Activator English vocab
NOT — INDEX: 1. not 2. stronger expressions meaning not 3. not one thing and not the other RELATED WORDS see also …
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FUTURE — See ↑ AFTER 4, ↑ FUTURE 6 ◆◆◆ • ↑ have a great/bright future • ↑ in future • ↑ …
Longman Activator English vocab
FUTURE — INDEX: 1. the time after now 2. at some time in the future 3. at a specific time in the …
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TOO — adv. 25B6; adverb invasion would be too risky : EXCESSIVELY, overly, over, unduly, immoderately, inordinately, unreasonably, extremely, very; informal too-too. …
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FUTURE — n. 25B6; noun his plans for the future : TIME TO COME, time ahead; what lies ahead, coming times. she …
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DISTANT — adj. 25B6; adjective distant parts of the world : FARAWAY, far-off, far-flung, remote, out of the way, outlying. the distant …
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DISTANT — adj. 1 far, far-off, remote, far-away, long-way-off; removed The creature said he had come from a distant star 2 away, …
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TOO — adverb 1 BAD : I was too happy when I received your letter today. GOOD : I was very happy …
Longman Common Errors English vocabulary
FUTURE — noun BAD : In future, when my youngest child has started school, I'd like to get a job. GOOD : …
Longman Common Errors English vocabulary
TOO — нареч. 1) излишне, слишком, чересчур 2) весьма, очень, сильно Syn : very, much 3) также, тоже; к тому же 4) …
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