in store

Thân thiện

A surprise party is waiting in store for her at home.

Definition

1. Adjective:
   • In readiness; awaiting: Refers to something that is prepared, waiting to happen, or destined to occur in the future.

Usage

• The phrase "in store" is used to describe events, experiences, or things that are prepared for the future or are awaiting someone. It often implies that these future events are certain to happen, though their nature (positive or negative) is revealed by context.
• It is commonly used in the construction "to have something in store (for someone)" or "what is in store (for someone)."

Examples

• Adjective:
  • We don't know what the future has in store for us. (We are unaware of the events that are awaiting us in the future.)
  • The manager gave a speech hinting at the big changes in store for the company. (The manager suggested the significant changes that are prepared and awaiting the company.)
  • After the difficult year, she felt that better times were in store. (She believed that improved circumstances were destined to happen.)

Advanced Usage

• "to have in store": To possess something ready for future use or to have a particular fate prepared for someone.
  • The old chest had many surprises in store for the explorers. (The chest contained many unexpected things waiting to be discovered.)
• "what lies in store": A common phrase questioning or describing what the future holds.
  • No one could predict what lay in store after the election. (No one could foresee the events that were destined to happen.)

Variants and Related Words

• Store (n/v): As a noun, a supply of goods or a shop; as a verb, to keep or accumulate for future use. The phrase "in store" derives from this idea of something being kept or held in reserve.
  • They store their winter clothes in the attic. (They keep their winter clothes in the attic for future use.)

Synonyms

• Awaiting: Waiting for.
• In reserve: Kept back for future use.
• In the offing: Likely to happen soon.
• On the horizon: Likely to happen in the future.

Related Phrases

• In store for: This is the most common phrasal construction.
  • Little did they know the adventure that was in store for them. (They were completely unaware of the adventure that awaited them.)

Học thuật

Adjective

1. in readiness; awaiting
   • gave us a hint of the excitement that was in store for us

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