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Impending
/ɪmˈpɛndɪŋ/
To hang or be suspended over (something); to overhang.
📖 Definitions of "Impending"
verb
- 1
To hang or be suspended over (something); to overhang.
- 2
Figuratively to hang over (someone) as a threat or danger.
- 3
To threaten to happen; to be about to happen, to be imminent.
- 4
To pay.
noun
- 1
Something that impends or threatens; an expected event.
adjective
- 1
Approaching; drawing near; about to happen or expected to happen.
"I have no time right now because of an impending paper submission deadline."
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