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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The Harford Mall is just barely holding on with an impending closure set for the near future.
—Ashley Paul, CBS News, 18 May 2026
Here’s the impending political and economic danger for Republicans.
—Stephen Moore, Boston Herald, 18 May 2026
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Ashley Paul, CBS News, 18 May 2026
Here’s the impending political and economic danger for Republicans.
—Stephen Moore, Boston Herald, 18 May 2026
Pushed by an exacting director to pour her grief into the performance, she is simultaneously visited by the ghost of her deceased partner, who carries an impending climate prophecy.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 16 May 2026
That show landed in the summer of 2020, right when the country needed a charming, good-hearted antidote to the terrors of COVID lockdown and an impending election.
—Joe Reid, Vulture, 16 May 2026
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 21 May. 2026.
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