no end in sight

idiom

used to say that the point at which something will be finished is not known
There is no end in sight to this heat wave.
Prices continue to go up with no end in sight.

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The steady stream seems to have no end in sight, but could AI help? Emily Forlini, PCMAG, 20 Feb. 2025 This war is disrupting almost every aspect of daily life, and there seems to be no end in sight. Britt Clennett, ABC News, 12 Feb. 2025 Ukrainian commanders and officers have raised alarms about the lack of soldiers in the trenches as troops face growing fatigue in the face of a war that apparently has no end in sight. John Mac Ghlionn, Newsweek, 13 Jan. 2025 Nearly 800 prison inmates have been temporarily freed to assist firefighters in controlling the deadly Southern California wildfires that have burned with no end in sight since Tuesday. Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 10 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for no end in sight

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“No end in sight.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/no%20end%20in%20sight. Accessed 4 Mar. 2025.

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