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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To prevent this impending disaster, Dewey asked voters to elect him, instead of giving Roosevelt a fourth term.
—Literary Hub, 14 Oct. 2025
The movie, which posits an impending nuclear strike on a major American city, is a flimsy yet high-minded piece of doomsday schlock, largely populated by ciphers in suits and drained of the pulp pleasures that schlock, at its best, can afford.
—Justin Chang, New Yorker, 14 Oct. 2025
There’s always that one character—usually wearing glasses and looking worried—who tries to warn everyone about the impending catastrophe.
—Brendan Keegan, Rolling Stone, 14 Oct. 2025
The news of Holland's impending departure is the latest in a series of recent roster changes for the NXT brand.
—Andrew Ravens, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Oct. 2025
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Literary Hub, 14 Oct. 2025
The movie, which posits an impending nuclear strike on a major American city, is a flimsy yet high-minded piece of doomsday schlock, largely populated by ciphers in suits and drained of the pulp pleasures that schlock, at its best, can afford.
—Justin Chang, New Yorker, 14 Oct. 2025
There’s always that one character—usually wearing glasses and looking worried—who tries to warn everyone about the impending catastrophe.
—Brendan Keegan, Rolling Stone, 14 Oct. 2025
The news of Holland's impending departure is the latest in a series of recent roster changes for the NXT brand.
—Andrew Ravens, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Oct. 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 18 Oct. 2025.
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