imminent vs eminent
imminent
Definitions
adjective
- close in time; about to occur
Examples
Our main and imminent danger lay in the sudden dissolution of the ice, or in the capsizal of the berg.
The attention shone on her, as strangers stopped her in the street to ask about her imminent arrival.
No wonder that stories of its imminent demise are commonplace.
eminent
Definitions
adjective
- standing above others in quality or position
- of imposing height; especially standing out above others
Examples
Great Alardyce is indeed of the same generation as Carlyle, Harriet Martineau numbering as a member of both eminent men's circles.
Eating has always been preeminently a human, communal and convivial pleasure.
The idea seemed eminently feasible.
