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impending

Pronunciation: /ɪmˈpɛndɪŋ/

The English word “impending” has 2 meanings listed here.

adjective

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

noun

  1. Something that impends or threatens; an expected event.

Etymology

From impend + -ing.

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