impend
verb (used without object)
to be imminent; be about to happen.
is impending
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present progressiveof impend (3rd person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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South Korea’s military said Monday there were no signs that a satellite launch is impending at the North’s main launch facility in the northwest.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 1, 2024
Alaska’s August primary occurs, Murkowski says, as fishing season is ending and hunting season is impending.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 16, 2022
One person who has recently planted the seeds for the idea that a "Joker" sequel is impending is Phoenix himself.
From Salon ● Nov. 21, 2019
The knowledge that this grim event is impending at the end of the six months the movie covers lends the whole story a faintly sinister cast.
From Slate ● Jul. 24, 2019
We arrive at the mayor’s estate safe and sound, which is somewhat of a surprise, what with all of Katherine’s talking and what I am certain is impending doom in Miss Anderson’s treacherous eyes.
From "Dread Nation" by Justina Ireland
