imminent
Adjective Satellite
- close in time; about to occur
- "in imminent danger"
Adj
- About to happen, occur, or take place very soon, especially of something which won't last long.
Adjective
- About to happen; impending or very near.
Examples
- The end of the Scrabble game was imminent, so he needed a big play to win.
Origin / Etymology
From the present participle of Latin imminēre (“to overhang”), from mineō ("to project, overhang"), related to minae (English menace) and mons (English mount). Compare with eminent.
Synonyms
at hand, close at hand, impendent, impending, immediate, inevitable
Scrabble Score: 12
imminent: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordimminent: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
imminent: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 16
imminent: valid Words With Friends Word