imminent
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Britannica Dictionary definition of IMMINENT
[more imminent; most imminent]
:
happening very soon
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We are awaiting their imminent arrival.
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Their arrival is imminent.
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These patients are facing imminent death.
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The species is in imminent danger of extinction. [=the species is very close to becoming extinct]
◊ Do not confuse imminent with eminent.
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the imminence of danger
