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im·mi·nent

imminent

 
 
pronunciation:
I m nnt
part of speech: adjective
definition: about to happen or likely to happen soon.
Your aunt's arrival is imminent, so your room had better be clean now.
similar words:
close, immediate, in store, near
derivation: imminently (adv.)