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at hand en · ADP

Pronunciation

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Meanings

1. Within easy reach; nearby.
   • I don't have the information at hand, but I can look it up.
   • The King your brother is now hard at hand, Meete with the foole, and rid your royall ſhoulders Of ſuch a burden, as outweighs the ſands And all the craggie rockes of Caſpea. c. 1587–1588 (date written), [Christopher Marlowe], Tamburlaine the Great. […] The First Part […], 2nd edition, part 1, London: […] [R. Robinson for] Richard Iones, […], published 1592, →OCLC; reprinted as Tamburlaine the Great (A Scolar Press Facsimile), Menston, Yorkshire; London: Scolar Press, 1973, →ISBN, Act II, scene iii:
2. Near; soon.
   • At last, one morning, the propeller was quiet, and the Narwhal was pervaded with an atmosphere of excitement. He felt it, as did the other dogs, and knew that a change was at hand. 1903 July, Jack London, “Into the Primitive”, in The Call of the Wild, New York, N.Y.: The Macmillan Company; London: Macmillan & Co., →OCLC, page 39:
   • Blessed is hee that readeth, and they that heare the words of this prophesie, and keepe those things which are written therein: for the time is at hand. 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Revelation 1:3:
3. (figuratively) Currently receiving attention.
   • The problem at hand is not the inability of the Arabs and the Jews to live together peacefully. 2001, Ghaith Mahmood, “Problem is about oppression, not coexistence”, in The Daily Bruin, archived from the original on 29 Sep 2007:

Relateds

near at hand

Synonyms

handy · to hand · approaching · on hand · at one's fingers' ends · in hand · at one's fingertips · imminent

Translations (50)

ja せまっている (near; soon; approaching; imminent) · fr en question (currently receiving attention) · hu kéznél van (within easy reach; nearby) · mi tatanga (within easy reach; nearby) · cmn 眼前的 (currently receiving attention) · sh при руци (within easy reach; nearby) · cmn 即將到來的 /即将到来的 (near; soon; approaching; imminent) · ca a mà (within easy reach; nearby) · fi käsillä (within easy reach; nearby) · sv i antåg (near; soon; approaching; imminent) · cmn 手下 (within easy reach; nearby) · la in promptu (within easy reach; nearby) · fr à portée de main (within easy reach; nearby) · cmn 身旁 (within easy reach; nearby) · fr sous la main (within easy reach; nearby) · eo je la mano (within easy reach; nearby) · et käepärast (within easy reach; nearby) · es a mano (within easy reach; nearby) · nl voorhanden (within easy reach; nearby) · tr el altında (within easy reach; nearby) · fr concerné (currently receiving attention) · et saabumas (near; soon; approaching; imminent) · gl á man (within easy reach; nearby) · la praes (within easy reach; nearby) · fr proche (near; soon; approaching; imminent) · it a portata di mano (within easy reach; nearby) · cmn 即將發生的 /即将发生的 (near; soon; approaching; imminent) · fi käsillä (near; soon; approaching; imminent) · pt à mão (within easy reach; nearby) · nb for hånden (within easy reach; nearby) · pl na podorędziu (within easy reach; nearby) · de parat (within easy reach; nearby) · de griffbereit (within easy reach; nearby) · pl niedługo (near; soon; approaching; imminent) · pl wkrótce (near; soon; approaching; imminent) · ru под руко́й (within easy reach; nearby) · la propter (within easy reach; nearby) · cmn 身邊 /身边 (within easy reach; nearby) · sv till hands (within easy reach; nearby) · cmn 臨近的 /临近的 (near; soon; approaching; imminent) · pl bieżący (currently receiving attention) · fi käsillä (currently receiving attention) · de greifbar (near; soon; approaching; imminent) · pl pod ręką (within easy reach; nearby) · it in discussione (currently receiving attention) · cs po ruce (within easy reach; nearby) · et eelseisev (near; soon; approaching; imminent) · cmn 手頭 /手头 (within easy reach; nearby) · et käeulatuses (near; soon; approaching; imminent) · cmn 手邊 /手边 (within easy reach; nearby)