the not-so-distant future

the not-so-distant future

A time not very far in the future. When I was growing up, we never would have believed you that we'd be using phones as powerful as computers in the not-so-distant future. The story is set in the not-so-distant future, when artificial intelligence has just begun to take control of our daily lives.
See also: future
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
See also:
  • in the not too distant future
  • in the not-so-distant future
  • in the not-too-distant future
  • (just) to be safe
  • hustle (one's) butt
  • hustle your butt
  • be cracking on
  • cracking
  • Good deal!
  • have (one) over a barrel
References in periodicals archive
A top Cheong Wa Dae official struck a "cautiously optimistic" note on the possibility of holding another inter-Korean summit in the not-so-distant future.
Sounds like Heidi Range is also planning the patter of tiny feet in the not-so-distant future.
The Singularity is the point in the not-so-distant future when artificial and human intelligence will merge to create a type of superintelligence.
Bay predicts that fully automated unmanned aerial vehicles will be commonplace in the not-so-distant future, as human warfighters rely more and more on flying R2-D2s.
What we have seen to date is probably just the tip of the iceberg when we think of what may be possible, even probable, in the not-so-distant future.
Perhaps, in the not-so-distant future, the storyline would have them relocating to a penthouse--but staying in Harlem.
Andolsen, CMC, CRM, explores yet another challenging technology --voice recognition--in the article "Can You Understand Me Now?" In the not-so-distant future, he says, records and information managers will be required to address the output of voice recognition systems as an integral part of their electronic records retention decisions.
"In the not-so-distant future we can offer interactive learning with the best minds in the world, involving the best artifacts in the world or the best productions in the world." But the technology won't become ubiquitous until there are a number of compelling reasons to invest, he adds.
Imagine a world in the not-so-distant future where biotechnologists and/or genetic engineers create human clones to perform menial labor.
In the not-so-distant future, leading-edge insurers will use mobile commerce to enhance the customer experience.
Maybe one day in the not-so-distant future, a vegan child will enjoy her birthday eating veggie burgers in the local McDonald's.
Another 297 species are "threatened," meaning that they stand a decent chance of becoming endangered in the not-so-distant future. But even more telling are the statistics not included in those USFWS figures: the tally of species that are gone, presumably, forever.
If Brazil's foreign tourism boom continues, a direct flight might not be out of the question in the not-so-distant future.
Operators who fail to answer these questions could find themselves wondering, in the not-so-distant future, "Why do we have all these empty units?"
In the not-so-distant future, interactive TV, advanced wireless technology and a more mature Internet will broaden the borders of communication, so our audiences can easily access information wherever they are.