catflap.org Online Dictionary Query

  at hand
       adj 1: close in space; within reach; "the town is close at hand"
              [syn: at hand(p), close at hand(p)]
       2: close in time; about to occur; "retribution is at hand";
          "some people believe the day of judgment is close at
          hand"; "in imminent danger"; "his impending retirement"
          [syn: at hand(p), close at hand(p), imminent, impending]