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imminently Definition


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imminent
adj
    1. Likely to happen in the near future; looming or impending.
      Example: looks as though divorce is imminent
      Thesaurus: impending, approaching, threatening, at hand, near, close, forthcoming, looming, menacing, in the air; Antonym: far-off.
Derivative: imminence
noun
    The fact of being likely to happen in the near future
      Thesaurus: immediacy, nearness, threat, menace, approach; Antonym: remoteness.
Derivative: imminently
adverb
    Etymology: 16c: from Latin imminere to project over something.



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