"in the near future" meaning in English

See in the near future in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Prepositional phrase

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  1. Within a short period of time. Translations (Translations): dans un avenir proche (French), dans un proche avenir (French), dans un futur proche (French), in naher Zukunft (German), στο εγγύς μέλλον (sto engýs méllon) (Greek), nel prossimo futuro (Italian), в ближа́йшее вре́мя (v bližájšeje vrémja) (Russian), en un futuro próximo (Spanish), en un futuro cercano (Spanish), найбли́жчим ча́сом (najblýžčym čásom) (Ukrainian), у найбли́жчому майбу́тньому (u najblýžčomu majbútnʹomu) (Ukrainian), قَرِیب زَمانے میں (qarīb zamāne mẽ) (Urdu)
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