# imminent

Pronunciation: say "IM-i-nuhnt" /ˈɪmɪnənt/

## Adjective

1. About to happen or occur very soon, especially something that will not last long.
   - Simple: Going to happen very soon, and usually not lasting long.
   - _With enemy troops massing along the border, an invasion seemed imminent._
   - _Doctors warned the family that the patient's collapse was imminent without treatment._

## Origin

From the present participle of Latin imminēre ("to overhang"), from mineō ("to project, overhang"), related to minae (source of English menace) and mons (source of English mount).

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