impending
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impending
- /ɪmˈpɛndɪŋ/
Rhymes with -ɛndɪŋ
Where it comes from
From impend + -ing.
adjective
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Approaching; drawing near; about to happen or expected to happen.
I have no time right now because of an impending paper submission deadline.
Similar: imminent, in the offing, proximate, around the corner, at hand, forthcoming, impendent, impending, in the wind, instant, on the boil, pending
Opposite: happening
verb
- present participle and gerund of impend The hurricane is impending.
noun impendings
- Something that impends or threatens; an expected event. Speed of locomotion and staying power in horse and others; the sense of smell in dog and in most other creatures (a far subtler and more analytical faculty than is man's mere perception of odour). Even an uncanny supra-natural sense of natural impendings, catastrophe, earthquake and flood, lacking i
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: imminent, close, at hand, upcoming, forthcoming, future, immediate, near, incipient, proximate, expected, incoming, next, approaching, possible, emerging
adjective
Opposite: happening
Translations
Every language
adj about to happen
| Español | impendiente, impendedor |
|---|---|
| Português | iminente |
| Français | imminent |
| Deutsch | bevorstehend |
| Русский | приближа́ющийся približájuščijsja, надвига́ющийся nadvigájuščijsja, предстоя́щий predstojáščij |
Talk about this word "impending." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/impending. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. impending. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/impending "impending." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/impending.Cite this
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title = {impending},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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