im·pend·ing
adjective/ɪmˈpendɪŋ/
/ɪmˈpendɪŋ/
[only before noun]- (usually of an unpleasant event) that is going to happen very soon
即将发生的；迫在眉睫的 - his impending retirement
他即将到来的退休 - warnings of impending danger/disaster
对马上到来的危险／灾难的预警 - They were all filled with a sense of impending doom.
他们都充满了一种厄运即将来临的预感。
Oxford Collocations DictionaryImpending is used with these nouns:- arrival
- catastrophe
- conflict
- …
- his impending retirement