in sight
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In a place where something can be seen.
- When we rounded the corner, Peter was in sight at the other end of the road.
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Figuratively Near or close in either distance or time.
- The end is in sight.
- We were in sight of land.
1 more example
- The only silver lining for businesses and local residents was that there was at least an end in sight, and that the new station, once built, would enhance the area and provide improved east-west access for pedestrians.2025 February 19, Chris Howe, “Euston: a work in progress”, in RAIL, number 1029, page 45:
- Antonyms
- out of sight, hidden, distant
- Related terms
- in one's sight