no end in sight
Stretching on forever
No end in sight describes a situation that appears likely to continue indefinitely, with no indication of when it might conclude.
The phrase emphasizes both duration and uncertainty: The war dragged on with no end in sight.
It often carries a note of weariness or frustration about something unpleasant that won't stop: Budget negotiations continued for weeks with no end in sight.
- perpetualLasting without interruption
- stalemateMutual obstruction preventing progress
- frustrationDispleasure from blocked efforts
- limboState of uncertain waiting
- impasseSituation without resolution
war of attrition · despair · lost cause · infinite · ongoing · dragging on · weariness · resignation · deadlock · continuous · unceasing · uncertainty · waiting game · quagmire · hopelessness · interminable · gridlock · impatience
no end in sightalmost done
Close to finishing
light at the end of the tunnel · winding down · wrapping up · on its last legs · turning the corner
sight, ends, ending, endless, endlessly, unending, sighted, sighting, unsightly