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What is another word for about to happen?

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Adjective
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Imminent or occurring very soon
imminent
forthcoming
impending
looming
pending
in the offing
on the horizon
at hand
in the pipeline
on the cards
in the cards
coming up
on the agenda
in the stars
just around the corner
coming
on the way
near
close
approaching
upcoming
in the wind
nearing
proximate
oncoming
in the air
threatening
brewing
expected
close at hand
anticipated
gathering
in store
to come
just round the corner
menacing
upon us
immediate
in preparation
nigh
future
fast-approaching
looming large
inevitable
likely
probable
overhanging
inescapable
next
handwriting-on-the-wall
prospective
advancing
see it coming
in prospect
in view
fast approaching
near-at-hand
inevasible
following
foreseeable
unescapable
possible
expectant
unavoidable
ineluctable
going to happen
under way
on its way
ominous
in the works
will happen
on us
on the verge
about to be
under discussion
in the wings
onrushing
arriving
afoot
waiting to
portending
awaiting
looking to
hovering
in the near future
coming soon
in sight
nearly on us
in line
around the corner
-to-be
planned
on the go
underway
up and coming
in production
being prepared
resulting
supplied
predestined
awaited
fated
destined
drawing near
eventual
gaining upon
almost on one
near-term
subsequent
up-and-coming
unborn
getting near
to be
converging
en route
progressing
due
going on
happening
cooking
being made
ensuing
later
downstream
succeeding
on tap
near at hand
consequent
nearby
latter
likely to happen
close by
down the pike
down the road
down the line
successive
potential
adjacent
neighboringUS
subsequential
on hand
consecutive
accessible
handy
neighbouringUK
nearly
coming after
next off
directly after
coming next
convenient
next-door
close-up
scheduled
yet to come
approximating
fateful
impendent
happening soon
emerging
round the corner
appearing
rising
convergent
short-term
liable to happen
ultimate
moving closer
extended
after
available
long-term
successional
ready
posterior
succedent
sequential
resultant
consequential
postliminary
pursuing
running
over the long term
reachable
late
sequent
supervenient
serial
beside
later on
following after
next up
on the trot
at the ready
readily available
within reach
to hand
get-at-able
about
almost
nearly here
adjoining
abutting
contiguous
alongside
walkable
nearest
warm
local
at close quarters
hard by
in the neighbourhood of
not far from
in close proximity
within reach of
within earshot
in the vicinity of
within sight
within close range of
within spitting distance
in spitting distance
a hop, skip and a jump away
within striking distance
give or take a little
within sniffing distance
under one's nose
in the ball park
cheek by jowl
a stone's throw away
within walking distance
across the street
on your doorstep
“Just that instant of anticipation, the realization of what was about to happen, was an adrenalized buzz.”
Adverb
▲
Imminently or soon to occur
round the bend
approaching
about to occur
close at hand
just around the corner
on the horizon
around the corner
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