指日可待

zhǐ rì kě dài

just around the corner

Character by character

指zhǐ
point

日rì
day

可kě
can

待dài
await

新地铁线的开通指日可待。

The new metro line will be open any day now.

Tone: positive (praise).

Close enough to point to the day. Opposite: 遥遥无期.

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