imminent

US: /ˈɪmənənt/
UK: /ˈɪmɪnənt/


English Vietnamese dictionary


imminent /'iminənt/
  • tính từ
    • sắp xảy ra, (xảy ra) đến nơi
      • a storm is imminent: có bâo đến nơi rồi
      • to be faced with imminent death: sắp chết đến nơi

Advanced English dictionary


+ adjective
(especially of sth unpleasant) likely to happen very soon: the imminent threat of invasion + The system is in imminent danger of collapse. + An announcement about his resignation is imminent.
imminence noun [U]: the imminence of death
imminently adverb

Thesaurus dictionary


adj.
impending, looming, threatening, menacing, at hand, nigh, immediate, close (by or at hand), (forth)coming, drawing near or close or nigh, momentary:
We face imminent disaster if steps are not taken now.

Concise English dictionary


ɪmɪnənt
adj.
+close in time; about to occur