IMMINENT | meaning in the Cambridge English Dictionary

imminent definition: 1. coming or likely to happen very soon: 2. coming or likely to happen very soon: 3. (esp. of…. Learn more. MeaningofimminentinEnglish imminentadjectiveuk Yourbrowserdoesn'tsupportHTML5audio /ˈɪm.ɪ.nənt/us Yourbrowserdoesn'tsupportHTML5audio /ˈɪm.ə.nənt/ C2comingorlikelytohappenverysoon:imminentdisaster/dangerAstrikeisimminent.Synonym impending Foramaninimminentdangeroflosinghisjob,heappearedquiteunruffled.Herremarkswereintendedtoscotchrumoursofanimminentelectiondate.Heannouncedtheimminentarrivalofamessianicleader.Hegaveadirewarningthatanearthquakewasimminent.Hewarnedthatanenemymissileattackwasimminent. Abouttohappen (just)aroundthecorneridiom about athandidiom beonthepointof(doing)sthidiom bereadytorollidiom beckon comeup corner horizon impending intheairidiom inthepipelineidiom in-store loom ready stare staresthinthefaceidiom store teeter teeteronthebrink/edgeofsthidiom Seemoreresults»   Wanttolearnmore? ImproveyourvocabularywithEnglishVocabularyinUsefromCambridge.Learnthewordsyouneedtocommunicatewithconfidence. Relatedwords imminently imminence (DefinitionofimminentfromtheCambridgeAdvancedLearner'sDictionary&Thesaurus©CambridgeUniversityPress) imminent|AmericanDictionary imminentadjectiveus Yourbrowserdoesn'tsupportHTML5audio /ˈɪm·ə·nənt/ (esp.ofsomethingunpleasant)likelytohappenverysoon:Arainstormwasimminent. (DefinitionofimminentfromtheCambridgeAcademicContentDictionary©CambridgeUniversityPress) Examplesofimminent imminent Institutionalarrangementsthathaveemergedalongsidethestatecomprehensiveeducationsystemhavehadimminentpotentialfortransformationtobeusedfordifferentpoliticalpurposes. FromtheCambridgeEnglishCorpus Surplusgovernmentsarelesslikelytobeinapositionwherealossofpowerisimminent. FromtheCambridgeEnglishCorpus Tothinkthatsuchsignsareindicationsofimminentpoliticaltransformationandsocialreconstructionistosimplifysuchprocesses. FromtheCambridgeEnglishCorpus Differenteventsindifferentcountriesatdifferenttimeshavemarkedthedaywhentheelectoratebecomesawarethatanelectionisimminent. FromtheCambridgeEnglishCorpus Forsuchbanksthemoreimminenttheintervention,themorelikelyitisthattheywouldtakecorrectiveactionintheformofhighercapitalization. FromtheCambridgeEnglishCorpus Thistimecanalsobeusedtopreparethefamilyfortheimminentlossoftheirlovedone. FromtheCambridgeEnglishCorpus Wherefailureseemedimminent,thetypicalresponsewasadefensiveresorttocriticism. FromtheCambridgeEnglishCorpus Manymobilerobotshaveusedwhiskersassimpleswitchestowarnofanimminentcollision. FromtheCambridgeEnglishCorpus Towardthemiddleofarecession,volatilityisstillveryhighandexpectedreturnsareattheirhighestvalue,anticipatingtheimminenteconomicrecovery. FromtheCambridgeEnglishCorpus Inthepresentstudy,wewereinterestedinwhetherandhowhomehospicepatientsapproachtheinescapablerealityoftheirimminentdeath. FromtheCambridgeEnglishCorpus Othersthoughtsuchdiscussionswereunnecessarybecauseafamilymemberwouldmakedecisionsorbecausedeathwasnotimminent. FromtheCambridgeEnglishCorpus Allogroomingmaybemostrewardingwhentheparticipantscananticipatetheoutcomeandnatureoftheimminentinteraction. FromtheCambridgeEnglishCorpus Readersareencouragedtowatchfortheseimminentreviews. FromtheCambridgeEnglishCorpus Therewasconsiderablevarianceinindividuals'acceptanceofimminentretirement. FromtheCambridgeEnglishCorpus Evenso,thecrossingofthenuclearrubiconwasincreasinglyimminent. FromtheCambridgeEnglishCorpus Theseexamplesarefromcorporaandfromsourcesontheweb.AnyopinionsintheexamplesdonotrepresenttheopinionoftheCambridgeDictionaryeditorsorofCambridgeUniversityPressoritslicensors. Translationsofimminent inChinese(Traditional) 臨近的，即將發生的… Seemore inChinese(Simplified) 临近的，即将发生的… Seemore inSpanish inminente,inminente[masculine-feminine]… Seemore inPortuguese iminente… Seemore inTurkish inFrench inCzech inDanish inIndonesian inThai inVietnamese inPolish inMalay inGerman inNorwegian inRussian inItalian çokyakın,elikulağında,yakında… Seemore imminent/-ente,imminent… Seemore blízký,hrozící… Seemore truende… Seemore segeraterjadi… Seemore ซึ่งใกล้จะเกิดขึ้น… Seemore sắpxảyra… Seemore nieuchronny,bliski… Seemore segeraterjadi… Seemore bevorstehen… Seemore umiddelbartforestående,truende,overhengende… Seemore надвигающийся,неминуемый… Seemore imminente… Seemore Needatranslator? Getaquick,freetranslation! 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