Entry Word: imminent

Function: adjective

Meaning: 1 giving signs of immediate occurrence <a storm is imminent, so you should seek shelter now>

Synonyms impending, pending, threatening

Related Words approaching, coming, forthcoming, future, near, nearing, oncoming, upcoming; brewing, gathering; likely, possible, probable; inevitable, unavoidable; menacing, ominous, portentous; anticipated, awaited, expected, foreseen, predicted

Near Antonyms distant, far-off, remote; eventual, ultimate; bygone, former, past; late, recent

2 being soon to appear or take place <an imminent development that should radically change how we treat the disease> — see forthcoming