AT HAND Synonyms: 128 Similar and Opposite Words

at hand

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Definition of at hand

as in near

not being distant in time, space, or significance We sat down to address the issue at hand.

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as in accessible

situated within easy reach She always keeps a water bottle near at hand.

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as in upcoming

being soon to appear or take place The time to act is close at hand.

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as in in

at, within, or to a short distance or time They live in a second-floor apartment with several shops and restaurants at hand.

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as in present

being within the confines of a specified place They had several nurses at hand in case anything went wrong.

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Recent Examples of at hand The issue at hand isn’t with the Republican Party, but with Florida’s restrictive primary law. — Ethan Hicks, The Orlando Sentinel, 18 Aug. 2026 Experts say the situation is highlighting a bigger issue at hand than testosterone deficiency − an obsession with and major misunderstanding about masculinity. — Sara Moniuszko, USA Today, 13 Aug. 2026 Making vibe coding less sloppy Cloudflare OS can work with just about any AI model and allows organizations to select the most suitable model for the job at hand. — Jeremy Hsu, ArsTechnica, 6 Aug. 2026 Madix argued free speech, though the court found that her statements about the videos were not the issue at hand. — Jami Ganz, New York Daily News, 5 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for at hand

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to hand

Phrase

If your garage door happens to have windows, be sure to hand-wipe and clean the window itself to prevent streaking or water marks.

— Daley Quinn, Southern Living, 28 Aug. 2026
Then, as Pike prepares to hand over the bridge to Lieutenant Rahda (Abinaya Sivakumaran), his replacement notices a slight shift in the ship’s trajectory.

— Keith Phipps, Vulture, 27 Aug. 2026

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