away
adverb (IN THE FUTURE) /əˈweɪ/Definition
B1 in the future: My English exam's only a week away and I haven't even started to prepare.In the future and soon
(Definition of away adverb (IN THE FUTURE) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- a matter/question of time idiom
- ahead adverb (IN THE FUTURE)
- all in good time idiom
- anon adverb
- ASAP
- due adjective (EXPECTED)
- future adjective
- future noun (TIME TO COME)
- futuristic adjective
- gonna
- in the fullness of time idiom
- in the long run idiom
- in the short run idiom
- posterity noun
- presently adverb (SOON)
- shortly adverb
- someday adverb
- sometime adverb
- space noun (EMPTY PLACE)
- yet adverb (IN THE FUTURE)
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