English · Word Candidate

impending

/ɪmˈpɛndɪŋ/

Proposed by a contributor, not yet supported by evidence.

Also seen as: impendings

Sense 1

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

Approaching; drawing near; about to happen or expected to happen.

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Đang đến gần, sắp xảy ra

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Adjective

Examples

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

Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01)

Sources & notes

Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01 via kaikki.org).

Sense 2

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

Something that impends or threatens; an expected event.

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Một sự kiện hoặc tình huống được dự đoán

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Noun

Examples

Speed of locomotion and staying power in horse and others; the sense of smell in dog and in most other creatures (a far subtler and more analytical faculty than is man's mere perception of odour). Even an uncanny supra-natural sense of natural impendings, catastrophe, earthquake and flood, lacking i

Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01)

Sources & notes

Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01 via kaikki.org).

Common questions

What does “impending” mean?

Approaching; drawing near; about to happen or expected to happen.

Is “impending” formal or informal?

No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.

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