Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

in the near future

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.00 in modern English

Syllables
in- the n-ear -fu-ture
IPA
21
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
5
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

prep_phrase

Within a short period of time.

Questions

What does in the near future mean?
Within a short period of time.

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