All impending synonyms
im·pend·ing
I i adj impending
- forthcoming — coming, forth, or about to come forth; about to appear; approaching in time: the forthcoming concert.
- imminent — likely to occur at any moment; impending: Her death is imminent.
- looming — a looming appearance, as of something seen indistinctly at a distance or through a fog: the loom of a moraine directly in their path.
- approaching — coming closer in time
- brewing — a quantity of a beverage brewed at one time
- gathering — a drawing together; contraction.
- threatening — tending or intended to menace: threatening gestures.
- nearing — close; to a point or place not far away: Come near so I won't have to shout.
- near — close; to a point or place not far away: Come near so I won't have to shout.
- coming — A coming event or time is an event or time that will happen soon.
- menacing — something that threatens to cause evil, harm, injury, etc.; a threat: Air pollution is a menace to health.
- portending — to indicate in advance; to foreshadow or presage, as an omen does: The street incident may portend a general uprising.
- at hand — If something is at hand, near at hand, or close at hand, it is very near in place or time.
- ominous — portending evil or harm; foreboding; threatening; inauspicious: an ominous bank of dark clouds.
- proximate — next; nearest; immediately before or after in order, place, occurrence, etc.
- in the cards — a usually rectangular piece of stiff paper, thin pasteboard, or plastic for various uses, as to write information on or printed as a means of identifying the holder: a 3″ × 5″ file card; a membership card.
- in the offing — the more distant part of the sea seen from the shore, beyond the anchoring ground.
- in the wind — air in natural motion, as that moving horizontally at any velocity along the earth's surface: A gentle wind blew through the valley. High winds were forecast.
- on the horizon — between land and sky
adjective impending
- in the near future — soon
- awaiting — waiting
- future — time that is to be or come hereafter.
- just around the corner — in the next street
- hovering — Present participle of hover.