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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—Expert Panel®, Forbes, 5 Mar. 2025
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Expert Panel®, Forbes, 5 Mar. 2025
The moves allowed the Cowboys to immediately lock in two more impending free agents: special teams ace C.J. Goodwin on a one-year deal and safety Juanyeh Thomas on an exclusive rights free agent team option deal that keeps him in Dallas for 2025.
—Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 Mar. 2025
The unprecedented assault cuts off all communication systems and digital devices for a full minute, causing chaos, a significant loss of life, and the ominous threat of another impending strike.
—Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 4 Mar. 2025
After spending months finding ways to make every detail of their three-destination trip special, everything was almost derailed when an impending passport expiration nearly halted his ability to leave the country.
—Megan Pinckney Rutherford, Vogue, 4 Mar. 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 12 Mar. 2025.
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