im ‧ mi ‧ nent /ˈɪmənənt, ˈɪmɪnənt/ BrE AmE adjective
[ Date: 1500-1600 ; Language: Latin ; Origin: present participle of imminere 'to stick out, threaten' ]
an event that is imminent, especially an unpleasant one, will happen very soon
imminent danger/threat/death/disaster etc
He was in imminent danger of dying.
A new trade agreement is imminent.
—imminence noun [uncountable] :
the imminence of the General Election
—imminently adverb