impending

/im'pendiɳ/

Thân thiện

The dark clouds signal an impending storm.

Definition

1. Adjective:
   • About to happen; imminent: Used to describe an event or situation that is going to occur very soon, often creating a sense of anticipation or threat.
   • Hanging over; looming: Suggests something threatening or significant is suspended overhead, creating a feeling of pressure or doom.

Usage

• Describing a future event: Used to modify nouns referring to events, dangers, or changes that are very close in time.
• Creating atmosphere: Often used to build tension or convey a sense of urgency about a forthcoming situation.

Examples

• The entire town prepared for the impending storm.
• She felt a sense of dread about her impending job interview.
• The impending deadline forced the team to work through the night.
• He was unaware of the impending danger.

Advanced Usage

• "Impending doom": A common collocation describing a strong feeling that something very bad is about to happen.
  • The dark clouds gave the village a feeling of impending doom.
• Used in formal or literary contexts to describe fate or unavoidable consequences.
  • He accepted his impending fate with courage.

Variants and Related Words

• Impend (verb, less common): To be about to happen; to loom.
  • A sense of crisis impends over the negotiations.
• Imminence (noun): The state of being about to happen.
  • The imminence of the election affected the stock market.

Synonyms

• Imminent: Likely to happen very soon.
• Looming: Approaching in a large, threatening, or unavoidable way.
• Forthcoming: About to happen or appear.
• Approaching: Coming nearer in time.

Antonyms

• Distant: Far away in time.
• Remote: Unlikely to occur soon.
• Past: Having already happened.

Học thuật

Adjective

1. 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

Từ đồng nghĩa

• at hand
• close at hand
• imminent
• impendent