'close at hand' definitions:

Close in space; within reach; "the town is close at hand" [syn: at hand(p), close at hand(p)]

Close in time; about to occur; "retribution is at hand"; "some people believe the day of judgment is close at hand"; "in imminent danger"; "his impending retirement" [syn: at hand(p), close at hand(p), imminent, impendent, impending]