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foreseeable
Predictable or recognizable in terms of how something will develop in the future. It describes events or developments whose occurrence or course can be expected.
Es war absehbar, dass das Unternehmen ohne neue Investitionen Probleme bekommen würde.
It was foreseeable that the company would run into problems without new investments.
The adjective is derived from the verb 'absehen' (to foresee), which here means 'voraussehen' (to predict/foresee). The ending '-bar' means 'possible' or 'able to be'. So 'absehbar' literally means 'something that can be foreseen'.
Die Folgen dieser Entscheidung waren für alle Experten absehbar.
The consequences of this decision were foreseeable to all experts.
'Absehbar' can stand before a noun or as part of the predicate. The construction 'Es ist absehbar, dass ...' (It is foreseeable that ...) is very common for expressing a prediction.
Das ist eine absehbare Konsequenz der neuen Regelung.
That is a foreseeable consequence of the new regulation.
The expression 'in absehbarer Zeit' (in the foreseeable future) is a fixed expression. It means 'soon' or 'in the near future' and is often used in more formal contexts.
Wir erwarten, dass das Problem in absehbarer Zeit gelöst wird.
We expect the problem to be solved in the foreseeable future.
soon / almost
'bald' and 'in absehbarer Zeit' (in the foreseeable future) can both mean that something will happen in the near future. 'bald' is direct and common in everyday language. 'in absehbarer Zeit' sounds a little more cautious and factual. It means: you can expect something to happen, but the exact time is not yet clear. The expression is often used when talking about developments, plans, or problems. 'bald' fits better for simple announcements, while 'in absehbarer Zeit' fits better when you mean an expected future.
Wegen des Wetters ist in absehbarer Zeit keine Änderung geplant.
Because of the weather, no change is planned in the foreseeable future.
Im Gespräch sagt der Arzt, dass ich bald wieder Sport machen darf.
During the conversation, the doctor says that I will soon be allowed to exercise again.