impending

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Etymology

From impend + -ing.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ɪmˈpɛndɪŋ/

Adjective

impending (not comparable)

1. Approaching; drawing near; about to happen or expected to happen.

   Synonyms: imminent, in the offing, proximate, Thesaurus:impending

   I have no time right now because of an impending paper submission deadline.

Translations

• French: imminent
• German: bevorstehend
• Portuguese: iminente
• Russian: приближа́ющийся
• Spanish: inminente, impendiente

Verb

1. Present participle and gerund of impend

   The hurricane is impending.

Noun

impending (plural impendings)

1. Something that impends or threatens; an expected event.
   • 1994, Steve Garvey, quoted in 2000, Nicholas Barnes, Ainin H. Garvey, The Lost Writings of Steve Garvey (page 23)

     Although I do think about death quite regularly, my intense fear of lesser impendings has taught me that the only way I will survive it is to remain objective […]

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