in the wind
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Idiomatic Impending or in the offing; imminent.
- There is something in the wind, that we cannot get in.1594, William Shakespeare, The Comedy of Errors, act 3, scene 1:
- There's trouble in the wind, my boys.1892, Rudyard Kipling, “Tommy”, in Barrack-room Ballads, line 31:
2 more examples
- A grand strategic bargain between Russia and the US could be in the wind, after years of deteriorating relations.2008 March 19, Fred Weir, “In Moscow, Rice signals warmer US-Russia ties”, in Christian Science Monitor, retrieved 21 Oct 2010:
- In this period, road building continued unabated, but change was in the wind as the UK government recognised it had to make more use of the rail network and increase investment on a scale that it could not afford, and which would require private sector participation.2023 March 22, 'Industry Insider', “Restoring Your Railway”, in RAIL, number 979, page 68:
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Idiomatic At whereabouts unknown, especially when law enforcement authorities have lost track of one's location.
- Synonyms
- afoot, imminent, in the works, proximate, at large, on the lam, on the loose, on the run, untraceable