imminent
IPA: ˈɪmʌnʌnt
adjective
- About to happen, occur, or take place very soon, especially of something which won't last long.
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Examples of "imminent" in Sentences
- Funding problems and imminent closedown.
- The construction of the dam was imminent.
- The land is arid, as if desertification was imminent.
- The immediate heat death of the universe is not imminent.
- In a preemptive strike, the attack of the enemy is imminent.
- The defenders surrendered in the face of an imminent assault.
- There is no imminent danger of the list overwhelming the article.
- With the fire in the engine spreading, the danger of an explosion was imminent.
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