on hand

on hand idiom
  1. In one's possession, available, as in The business needs to have enough cash on hand. [c. 1100]
  2. Present, as in Jim was always on hand to help. [Mid-1800s]
  3. Soon, imminent. See at hand, def. 2.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer. Copyright © 2003, 1997 by The Christine Ammer 1992 Trust. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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