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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Sabienna Bowman, PEOPLE, 7 Dec. 2025
The impending idea of death was hard to take in—so my anxiety decided to take over.
—David Freyne, Time, 7 Dec. 2025
Kiffin wanted to continue coaching Ole Miss on its CFP run, but school leadership would not allow it with his impending departure for LSU.
—Matt Audilet, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Dec. 2025
Despite having met her just a few minutes earlier, the director helps a young photo-shoot makeup artist feel better about an impending difficult Thanksgiving conversation with her mother.
—Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 5 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 14 Dec. 2025.
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