The state or fact of being about to happen.
the populace was largely unaware of the imminence of war
Example sentencesExamples
- How concerned should be we be about the imminence of an earthquake there?
- A nation perceives the inevitability but not the imminence of an attack.
- His characters live with the imminence of catastrophe on a daily basis.
- The rating must also consider the imminence of the threat or the opportunity.
- The pre-emptive action has to be proportionate to the significance and imminence of the threat.
- I claim no prize for predicting five years ago the imminence of something that finally happened the last few weeks.
- Rent reviews tend to run in five-year cycles, so if the rent being paid seems low for the location, assess the imminence and likely impact of the next review.
- The very imminence of war has already galvanized the peace movement.
- More than three insiders buying or selling may just indicate the imminence of positive or negative news.
- Informed sources are indicating that after next weekend the imminence of the elections will effectively end any space for agreement.