The meaning of IMMINENT is ready to take place : happening soon —often used of something bad or dangerous seen as menacingly near. How to use imminent in a sentence.

Imminent definition: likely to occur at any moment; impending.. See examples of IMMINENT used in a sentence.

IMMINENT definition: 1. coming or likely to happen very soon: 2. coming or likely to happen very soon: 3. (esp. of…. Learn more.

1. likely to occur at any moment; impending: Her death is imminent. 2. projecting or leaning forward; overhanging.

Definition of imminent adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

If you say that something is imminent, especially something unpleasant, you mean it is almost certain to happen very soon. There appeared no imminent danger.

Oct 31, 2025 · imminent (comparative more imminent, superlative most imminent) About to happen, occur, or take place very soon, especially of something which won't last long. quotations

• Detain any person who poses an imminent threat of death or serious bodily harm. • Rather, they said, it was the imminent death of the hunger strikers that stepped up the political pressure this …

About to occur; impending: in imminent danger. [Middle English iminent, from Old French imminent, from Latin immin ē ns, imminent-, present participle of immin ē re, to overhang : in-, …

Something that is imminent is just about to happen: if you light a firecracker and then stick it down your pants, a very bad situation is imminent.