gathering vs in the offing

gathering

noun
  • A meeting or get-together; a party or social function. 

  • A group of people or things. 

  • A section, a group of bifolios, or sheets of paper, stacked together and folded in half. 

  • The collection of produce, items, goods, etc.; the practice of collecting food from nature. 

  • A tumor or boil suppurated or maturated; an abscess. 

  • A charitable contribution; a collection. 

adj
  • That gathers together. 

in the offing

prep
  • Within the area of the sea known as the offing; at a considerable distance from land, but visible from shore, often in reference to an approaching ship. 

  • Soon to come; likely to happen; in the foreseeable future; projected to occur; on the horizon; in the wind. 

  • At a distance, but visible. 

How often have the words gathering and in the offing occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )