near at hand
English
Phrase
- Close or nearby, in terms of distance.
- 1939 September, D. S. Barrie, “The Railways of South Wales”, in Railway Magazine, page 165:
- Standing on the mountain above Caerphilly, one may reflect upon the gap where once stood Llanbradach Viaduct, and look near at hand upon the restored ruins of Caerphilly Castle; man labours to rebuild the mediaeval whilst he ruthlessly scraps the modern.
- Close, in terms of time.
References
- “near at hand”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
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