imminent

adj.
About to occur; impending: in imminent danger.

[Middle English iminent, from Old French imminent, from Latin imminēns, imminent-, present participle of imminēre, to overhang : in-, in; see in-² + -minēre, to jut, threaten.]

imminently im'mi·nent·ly adv.
imminentness im'mi·nent·ness n.

adjective

About to occur at any moment: impending, momentary, proximate. See near/far/distance.

adj

Definition: at hand, on the way
Antonyms: distant, doubtful, far, future, later, remote

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Impending; menacingly close at hand; threatening.

Imminent peril, for example, is danger that is certain, immediate, and impending, such as the type an individual might be in as a result of a serious illness or accident. The chance of the individual dying would be highly probable in such situation, as opposed to remote or contingent. For a gift causa mortis (Latin for "in anticipation of death") to be effective, the donor must be in imminent peril and must die as a result of it.

IN BRIEF: Expected to happen soon.

Probably the only place where a man can feel really secure is in a maximum security prison, except for the imminent threat of release. — Germaine Greer, author.

Tutor's tip: An "immanent" (inherent; transcendent) performance by the dance troupe at the "imminent" (likely to happen soon) music festival would help the members become "eminent" (distinguished, prominent, or outstanding) international dancers.

Common misspelling(s) of imminent

• imanent
• iminent
• emminent

Dansk (Danish)
adj. - umiddelbart forestående, overhængende, truende

Nederlands (Dutch)
aanstaand, dreigend, op komst

Français (French)
adj. - imminent

Deutsch (German)
adj. - unmittelbar bevorstehend, drohend

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - επικείμενος, αμέσως προσεχής

Italiano (Italian)
imminente

idioms:

• be imminent    essere imminente

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - iminente

Русский (Russian)
неизбежный, предстоящий

Español (Spanish)
adj. - inminente

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - hotande, nära, förestående

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
即将来临的, 逼近的

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 即將來臨的, 逼近的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 절박한, 긴급한

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 差し迫った, 切迫した, 今にも起こりそうな

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) وشيك‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮עומד לקרות, קרוב‬

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