The origin of the phrase in the offing is nautical. The offing is the part of the ocean that one can see from shore, so if something’s in the offing, it’s not that far away. This is part of a complete episode.
Transcript of “In the Offing”
Grant, I had one of those forehead-smacking moments the other day.
You know, when you see a phrase as if it’s for the first time, and you think, where in the heck did that come from?
And the phrase is, in the offing.
Some event is in the offing.
Yeah, it’s about to happen.
Yeah, it is a nautical term.
The offing is the part of the deep sea that you can see from the shore.
So something that’s in the offing is right out there.
It’s just about to come in right to dock.
Yeah, yeah.
Very good.
How cool is that?
That’s good.
Yeah, I love it.
You’re not smacking your forehead.
No.
Only when I drive.
