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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Joey Skladany, Southern Living, 20 June 2025
Miami needs someone in the secondary to step up and lead that unit, which is losing Jalen Ramsey to an impending trade.
—Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 20 June 2025
What investors didn’t see, however, were the early warning signs of impending chaos.
—John McDermott, HollywoodReporter, 19 June 2025
The court issued its order quickly due to an impending June 20 deadline for applicants to file for certain grants, all of which would have included language from Duffy's directive.
—Peter Aitken, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 June 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 30 Jun. 2025.
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