in the offing vs remote

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. 

remote

adj
  • Emotionally detached. 

  • At a distance; disconnected. 

  • Distant or otherwise inaccessible. 

  • Slight. 

noun
  • An element of broadcast programming originating away from the station's or show's control room. 

verb
  • To connect to a computer from a remote location. 

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