/ ˈɪmɪnənt; NAmE / 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.
► im·mi·nence / -əns; NAmE / noun [ U ]:
the imminence of death
► im·mi·nent·ly adverb
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WORD ORIGIN
late Middle English : from Latin imminent- overhanging, impending, from the verb imminere , from in- upon, towards + minere to project.