The meaning of IMMINENT is ready to take place : happening soon —often used of something bad or dangerous seen as menacingly near. How to use imminent in a sentence. On Imminent and Eminent
impending:Her death is imminent. projecting or leaning forward; overhanging. Latinimminent-(stem ofimminēns), present participle ofimminēreto overhang, equivalent. toim-im-1+-min-from a base meaning "jut out, project, rise'' (compareeminent,mount2) +-ent--ent ...