- offing - the near or foreseeable future; "there was a wedding in the offing"
--1 is a kind of future, hereafter, futurity, time to come
- offing - the part of the sea that can be seen from the shore and is beyond the anchoring area; "there was a ship in the offing"
--2 is a kind of body of water, water
--2 is a part of main, briny - offing - the part of the sea that can be seen from the shore and is beyond the anchoring area; "there was a ship in the offing"