to hand

READILY AVAILABLE, available, handy, at hand, within reach, accessible, ready, close (by), near, nearby, at the ready, at one's fingertips, at one's disposal, convenient; informal get-at-able.

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adverb

1. : into possession

used whatever came to hand and didn't cost anything

2. : within reach : easily available

weapons ready to hand

convenient local ammunition lying to hand — Mollie Panter-Downes

3. : into control or subjection

the insurgents were brought quickly to hand

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to hand

Easily accessible

● close

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to hand british phrase

near where you are and therefore available to use

Thesaurus: available and to be, or to become available_synonym next to, near to and not far away_synonym

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within easy reach

have a pen and paper to hand

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to hand

: available for use

I don't have all the latest data (immediately) to hand.

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to ˈhand idiom

that you can reach or get easily

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I'm afraid I don't have the latest figures to hand.

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Keep a pen and paper to hand for details of this week's competition.

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