impending
adjective
im·pend·ing
im-ˈpen-diŋ 
: occurring or likely to occur soon : upcoming
impending trials
impending motherhood
… scientists who rely on the satellite signals for hints of impending earthquakes and volcanic eruptions …—
R. Monastersky
R. Monastersky… heed the warnings of impending disaster.—Publishers Weekly
Publishers Weekly… many of us secretly enjoy the sassier commercials and elegant layouts, not to mention being told of impending sales.—Andrew Hacker
Andrew HackerExamples of impending in a Sentence
an impending celebration of the 100th anniversary of the college's founding
an aura of impending doom hung over the city
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Is this impending storm cloud trying to rain on your parade?
—Usa Today, USA Today, 16 Dec. 2025
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—Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 15 Dec. 2025
Now its impending sale is creating an environment where press advocates warn the president or other critics in the administration can more easily send a chilling message.
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That figure has dropped about half of a percentage point since July, just before the Fed began to signal impending rate cuts.
—Max Zahn, ABC News, 12 Dec. 2025
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Usa Today, USA Today, 16 Dec. 2025
In what will now proceed as a murder investigation, the younger Reiner is being held without bail, facing impending arraignment and a possible double homicide charge, which, if found guilty, would constitute a life sentence without parole.
—Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 15 Dec. 2025
Now its impending sale is creating an environment where press advocates warn the president or other critics in the administration can more easily send a chilling message.
—Dominick Mastrangelo, The Hill, 13 Dec. 2025
That figure has dropped about half of a percentage point since July, just before the Fed began to signal impending rate cuts.
—Max Zahn, ABC News, 12 Dec. 2025
See All Example Sentences for impending
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“Impending.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/impending. Accessed 21 Dec. 2025.
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