[ US /ˈɪmənənt/ ]
[ UK /ˈɪmɪnənt/ ]
ADJECTIVE
  1. close in time; about to occur
    his impending retirement
    in imminent danger
    retribution is at hand
    some people believe the day of judgment is close at hand
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How To Use imminent In A Sentence

  • Our main and imminent danger lay in the sudden dissolution of the ice, or in the capsizal of the berg. The Honour of the Flag
  • The attention shone on her, as strangers stopped her in the street to ask about her imminent arrival. Times, Sunday Times
  • No wonder that stories of its imminent demise are commonplace. Times, Sunday Times
  • Down the spiral path of the pit they bore him, encircling the sheening, glowing Red One that seemed ever imminent to iridesce from colour and light into sweet singing and thunder. THE RED ONE
  • The fifth is the detective working one last case before his imminent retirement. Times, Sunday Times
  • The protester, wearing a white T-shirt, shorts, sunglasses and a beanie hat, showed no imminent signs of coming down.
  • I dwelt on how she emerged from a coma shortly after her imminent demise had been predicted. Times, Sunday Times
  • What there is, is a difficult political issue now that we have discovered the VPOTUS and his associates broke this law—not for a kidnapped child, but to justify the imminent invasion of Iraq with confabulated links between Saddam and 9/11. The Volokh Conspiracy » Radio Host Waterboarded, Says It’s Torture:
  • Speculation about an imminent revaluation of China's renminbi against the dollar reached a fever pitch last week in the markets.
  • But he's pushing ahead: On Wednesday, Mr. Anwar vowed to run for parliament "imminently" in a by-election, with the aim of toppling the government by September. It's Déjà Vu for Malaysia's Opposition Leader
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