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Offing (Noun)

The near or foreseeable future; "there was a wedding in the offing".

Nouns denoting time and temporal relations.

A new restaurant is rumored to be in the offing for downtown next year.
There has been talk of a major merger in the offing for several months now.
The summer festival has attracted a record number of sponsorships with even more in the offing.
A significant expansion of the company is said to be in the offing within the next quarter.
A long-awaited breakthrough in medical research is anticipated to be in the offing in the near future.

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".

Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made).

A storm cloud loomed on the horizon, with more dark clouds gathering in the offing.
On the horizon, the shape of a large tanker became visible, approaching the shore from out of the offing.
Seagulls wheeled overhead as I gazed out to the offing, where the boats had begun their return trip.
The warning lights were posted because another ship was reported coming in from the offing.
It took some time for the cargo ship to become fully visible, emerging slowly from the offing into our line of sight.