impending

English

Etymology

From Latin impendere (“to overhang”).

Adjective

impending (not comparable)

1. Approaching; drawing near; about to happen

   I have no time right now because of an impending paper submission deadline.

Translations

about to happen

• Czech: blížící se
• Dutch: nakend (nl)
• Esperanto: antaŭstaranta (eo)
• French: imminent (fr)

• German: bevorstehend (de)
• Maori: raraka (mi) (refers to misfortune)
• Russian: приближающийся (ru) (približájuš'ijs'a), надвигающийся (ru) (nadvigájuš'ijs'a)
• Spanish: inminente (es)

Synonyms

• imminent

Related terms

• impend
• pending

Verb

impending

1. Present participle of impend.

   The hurricane is impending.