impending

im·pend  (m-pnd)

intr.v. im·pend·ed, im·pend·ing, im·pends

1. To be about to occur: Her retirement is impending.

2. To threaten to happen; menace: discouraged by the trouble that impended.

3. Archaic To jut out; hang suspended.

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[Latin impendre : in-, over; see in-² + pendre, to hang; see (s)pen- in Indo-European roots.]

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impending [ɪmˈpɛndɪŋ]

adj

about to happen; imminent

Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

impending - 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" imminent, impendent, at hand, close at hand close - at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other; "close to noon"; "how close are we to town?"; "a close formation of ships"

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impending

adjective looming, coming, approaching, near, nearing, threatening, forthcoming, brewing, imminent, hovering, upcoming, on the horizon, in the pipeline, in the offing He had told us that morning of his impending marriage.

Translations

impending [ɪmˈpendɪŋ] ADJ (gen) → inminente
his impending retirement → su inminente jubilación
a sign of impending disaster → una señal de que se avecina un desastre

impending [ɪmˈpɛndɪŋ] adj → imminent(e)

impending

adj → bevorstehend; death, disaster also → nahe; storm also → heraufziehend; (= threatening) → drohend; a sense of impending doom → eine Ahnung von unmittelbar drohendem Unheil

impending [ɪmˈpɛndɪŋ] adj (birth, storm, retirement) → imminente; (doom, disaster) → incombente