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
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Examples 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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Its impending arrival is ratcheting up pressure on Europe’s automakers for dominance in the post-combustion engine era.
—Albertina Torsoli, Fortune Asia, 22 May 2024
Tarrant, Dallas, Denton, Collin and Parker were some of the areas in the alert which the National Weather Service says is in effect until 8 p.m.
The specter of the impending storms wreaked havoc with travel out of Dallas-Fort Worth Airport Wednesday afternoon.
—David Montesino, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 May 2024
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Albertina Torsoli, Fortune Asia, 22 May 2024
Tarrant, Dallas, Denton, Collin and Parker were some of the areas in the alert which the National Weather Service says is in effect until 8 p.m.
The specter of the impending storms wreaked havoc with travel out of Dallas-Fort Worth Airport Wednesday afternoon.
—David Montesino, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 May 2024
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 29 May. 2024.
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