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Impending vs At_hand - What's the difference?

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Impending is a related term of at_hand.


As an adjective impending

is approaching; drawing near; about to happen.

As a verb impending

is .

As a prepositional phrase at_hand is

within easy reach; nearby.

impending

English

Adjective

(-)
  • Approaching; drawing near; about to happen
    • I have no time right now because of an impending paper submission deadline.

    Synonyms

    * imminent

    Related terms

    * impend * pending

    Verb

    (head)
    • The hurricane is impending .

    at_hand

    English

    Prepositional phrase

    (at hand)
  • Within easy reach; nearby.
    • I don't have the information at hand , but I can look it up.
  • Near; soon; approaching; imminent.
  • * 1903 , , Scholastic Books, Inc. (1963), page 20,
    • He felt it, as did the other dogs, and knew that a change was at hand .
  • (figurative) Currently receiving attention.
  • * 2001 , Ghaith Mahmood, " Problem is about oppression, not coexistence", The Daily Bruin ,
    • The problem at hand is not the inability of the Arabs and the Jews to live together peacefully.

    Synonyms

    * handy, to hand, on hand

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