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Impeding vs Imminent - What's the difference?

impeding | imminent |

As a verb impeding

is present participle of lang=en.

As an adjective imminent is

about to happen, occur, or take place very soon, especially of something which won't last long.

impeding

English

Verb

(head)
  • Anagrams

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    imminent

    English

    (Imminence)

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • about to happen, occur, or take place very soon, especially of something which won't last long.
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  • Usage notes

    * Imminent and eminent are very similar sounds, and are weak rhymes; in some dialects, these may be confused. A typo of either word may result in a correction to the wrong word by spellchecking software. Imminent'' is also sometimes confused with ''immanent . * Said of danger, threat and death.

    Synonyms

    * inevitable * immediate * impending

    Derived terms

    * imminence * imminently