imminent

imminent

about to occur at any moment; impending: in imminent danger
Not to be confused with:emanate – to flow out, issue, or proceed; come forth; originate; emit; arise, spring: His great talent emanates from the very depths of his being.eminent – prominent; distinguished; noteworthy: an eminent authorimmanent – innate, inborn, intrinsic: an immanent gift of musical ability; inherent; existing or remaining within; subjective

im·mi·nent

I0046000 (ĭm′ə-nənt)adj. About to occur; impending: in imminent danger.

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[Middle English iminent, from Old French imminent, from Latin imminēns, imminent-, present participle of imminēre, to overhang : in-, in; see in-² + -minēre, to jut, threaten; see men- in Indo-European roots.]

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im′mi·nent·ly adv.im′mi·nent·ness n.

imminent

(ˈɪmɪnənt) adj1. liable to happen soon; impending2. obsolete jutting out or overhanging[C16: from Latin imminēre to project over, from im- (in) + -minēre to project; related to mons mountain] ˈimminence, ˈimminentness n ˈimminently adv

im•mi•nent

(ˈɪm ə nənt)

adj. 1. likely to occur at any moment; impending: Her death is imminent. 2. projecting or leaning forward; overhanging. [1520–30; < Latin imminēre to overhang] im′mi•nent•ly, adv. im′mi•nent•ness, n.

imminent

, immanent - Imminent is "about to happen" and immanent is "inherent" or "pervading the material world."See also related terms for inherent.

Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

imminent - close in time; about to occur; "retribution is at hand"; "some people believe the day of judgment is close at hand"; "in imminent danger"; "his impending retirement"impendent, impending, at hand, close at handclose - at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other; "close to noon"; "how close are we to town?"; "a close formation of ships"

imminent

adjective near, coming, close, approaching, threatening, gathering, on the way, in the air, forthcoming, looming, menacing, brewing, impending, at hand, upcoming, on the cards, on the horizon, in the pipeline, nigh (archaic), in the offing, fast-approaching, just round the corner, near-at-hand They warned that an attack is imminent.
remote, distant, far-off, delayed

imminent

adjectiveAbout to occur at any moment:impending, momentary, proximate.

Translations

迫近的

imminent

(ˈiminənt) adjective (especially of something unpleasant) likely to happen etc very soon. A storm is imminent. 逼近的 迫近的ˈimminence noun 緊迫，危急 急迫