Very close at hand; within easy reach.
咫尺很近的距离。形容距离很近。
宋·苏轼《杭州谢上表》凛然威光，近在咫尺。”
The solution was right in front of me, near at hand, but I couldn't see it.
Learn the next connected idiom: 近在咫尺 (jìn zài zhǐ chǐ) → 尺有所短 (chǐ yǒu suǒ duǎn)
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