impending
adjective [before noun] /ɪmˈpen.dɪŋ/Definition
› describes an event, usually something unpleasant or unwanted, that is going to happen soon: impending disaster/doom The player announced his impending retirement from international football.About to happenCloseness in distance and time
(Definition of impending adjective from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- about adjective (INTENDING)
- at hand idiom
- be on the point of (doing) sth idiom
- be ready to roll idiom
- beckon verb
- forthcoming adjective (SOON)
- imminent adjective
- in store idiom
- in the air idiom
- in the pipeline idiom
- loom verb (CAUSE WORRY)
- make to do sth idiom
- offing noun
- on the horizon idiom
- on the threshold of sth idiom
- pending adjective
- up-and-coming adjective
- upcoming adjective
- upon preposition
- wait in the wings idiom
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