Synonyms of imminently

imminently

adverb

as in shortly

Related Words

• shortly
• soon
• momentarily
• ultimately
• eventually
• presently
• finally
• immediately
• sometime
• someday
• yet
• directly
• before long
• promptly
• by and by
• sooner or later
• forthwith
• anon
• right now
• right off
• right away
• straightaway
• pronto
• straightway

Dissimilar Words

• never
• ne'er
• nevermore

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of imminently

The film is now in pre-production ahead of an October start, with the supporting cast, technical crew and release date to be revealed imminently. — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 10 Aug. 2026

Now, the section of the launch vehicle is projected to imminently crash into the moon's near side, which permanently faces Earth. — Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 30 July 2026

Flash flood emergencies are usually rare situations, when extremely heavy rain is leading to a significant threat to human life and catastrophic damage is already occurring or expected to occur imminently, according to the National Weather Service. — Andrew Freedman, CNN Money, 23 July 2026

That includes in emergency situations, such as when there’s reason to believe evidence may be imminently destroyed. — Natalie Krebs, Outdoor Life, 22 July 2026

The 16-year-old England youth international is expected to undergo a medical imminently before joining City on scholarship terms. — David Ornstein, New York Times, 21 July 2026

Stellar performances from Argentina’s Lionel Messi, France’s Kylian Mbappé, England’s Jude Bellingham, and Norway’s imminently meme-able Viking Erling Haaland. — Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 17 July 2026

With Anthropic and OpenAI similarly planning to go public imminently, there’s a sense of confidence and optimism in the markets that has spilled over to other industries. — Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 9 July 2026

While it’s not thought such AirPods will go on sale imminently, the product is reported to be further along in development than smart glasses. — David Phelan, Forbes.com, 4 July 2026