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nearby tightness

English translation: short supply in the near future

00:00 Jun 28, 2014
English language (monolingual) [PRO]
Bus/Financial - Finance (general)
English term or phrase: nearby tightness
Persistent **nearby tightness** in soybeans, delays in the US winter wheat harvest and current low visibility on US summer crops weather have led us to upgrade the agriculture sector from underweight to neutral on a six-month horizon.

At first I thought that "nearby" meant "short-term" or "temporary", but that doesn't seem to go with "persistent"...

Thank you!
Laura Vinti
United States
Local time: 14:56
Selected answer:short supply in the near future
Explanation:
"nearby" is used as an antonym to "distant". How long is meant be each varies depending on the context.
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DLyons
Ireland
Local time: 19:56
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3 +4short supply in the near future
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19 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +4
short supply in the near future


Explanation:
"nearby" is used as an antonym to "distant". How long is meant be each varies depending on the context.

DLyons
Ireland
Local time: 19:56
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Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 16
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Yvonne Gallagher
9 hrs
  -> Thanks Gallagy.
agree  B D Finch
10 hrs
  -> Thanks Barbara.
agree  Charles Davis: So when I write to a client asking for prompt payment I can justify the urgency on the grounds of nearby tightness.
12 hrs
  -> Thanks Charles. Yes, it's a lovely expression with many possible applications.
agree  Tina Vonhof (X)
13 hrs
  -> Thanks Tina.
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