Meaning & use
imminent
About to happen very soon, often used to describe something threatening or significant.
See it in a sentence
Dark clouds signaled an imminent storm, so we packed up the picnic.
The company announced layoffs, warning employees of imminent budget cuts.
A note on using this word
Imminent usually implies urgency or a sense of danger, not just any future event.
Words with a similar meaning
impendingforthcoming
Choose a synonym to suit the sentence. Meanings can overlap without being identical.
Words with an opposite meaning
distantremote
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