in the near future

1. Very soon, within a short time. For example, We'll be needing a new car in the near future. This term employs near in the sense of “close at hand,” a usage dating from about 1300. Also see at hand, def. 2.

Example Sentences

I'm going to be fine, but for everyone else who depends on the government, who wants to go visit a National Park or museum, they're going to be affected, if not now, then in the near future.

From BBC

These decisions indicated that the supermajority was preparing to kill off Humphrey’s in the near future.

From Slate

Levin warned that law enforcement assigned to political events should be on high alert for retaliatory attacks in the near future, given the “dehumanizing” rhetoric some have taken up in the wake of Kirk’s killing.

From Los Angeles Times

We have reached a dark and dangerous moment in which the worst is imaginable in the near future, and not just because of Kirk’s assassination.

From Salon

According to Sheikh Mohammed, there are plans for a summit to be held in Qatar in the near future to discuss a regional response.

From BBC