on the horizon
idiom
: coming in the near future
Scientists believe that a major breakthrough is on the horizon.
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More expansion appears to be on the horizon, with a 16-team format gaining momentum.
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Ralph D. Russo, New York Times, 27 May 2025
The title also helps fund-raising efforts, which is perhaps most important, especially as schools like UNC need to energize their donor bases more than ever with the athlete revenue-sharing model on the horizon.
—Eric Jackson, Sportico.com, 25 May 2025
But after a disappointing home loss Friday night to the new Golden State Valkyries dropped them to 1-3 for the young season, a win – any win, any style, against any opponent – seemed necessary to at least prop up the belief that good things might be on the horizon.
—Jim Alexander, Oc Register, 25 May 2025
What To Know So, what's got fans' hopes up that a new release could be on the horizon?
—Marni Rose McFall, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 May 2025
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Ralph D. Russo, New York Times, 27 May 2025
The title also helps fund-raising efforts, which is perhaps most important, especially as schools like UNC need to energize their donor bases more than ever with the athlete revenue-sharing model on the horizon.
—Eric Jackson, Sportico.com, 25 May 2025
But after a disappointing home loss Friday night to the new Golden State Valkyries dropped them to 1-3 for the young season, a win – any win, any style, against any opponent – seemed necessary to at least prop up the belief that good things might be on the horizon.
—Jim Alexander, Oc Register, 25 May 2025
What To Know So, what's got fans' hopes up that a new release could be on the horizon?
—Marni Rose McFall, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for on the horizon
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“On the horizon.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/on%20the%20horizon. Accessed 5 Jun. 2025.
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