(adj) close in time; about to occur, Syn. close at hand, impending, impendent, imminent, Example:retribution is at hand; some people believe the day of judgment is close at hand; in imminent danger; his impending retirement
[收之桑榆, shōu zhī sāng yúㄕㄡ ㄓ ㄙㄤ ㄩˊ] to lose at sunrise but gain at sunset (成语 saw); to compensate later for one's earlier loss; what you lose on the swings you gain on the roundabouts#94836
[失之东隅,收之桑榆 / 失之東隅,收之桑榆, shī zhī dōng yú, shōu zhī sāng yúㄕ ㄓ ㄉㄨㄥ ㄩˊ, ㄕㄡ ㄓ ㄙㄤ ㄩˊ] to lose at sunrise but gain at sunset (成语 saw); to compensate later for one's earlier loss; what you lose on the swings you gain on the roundabouts