imminent

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in Vietnamese Sắp xảy ra, cận kề

BrE /ˈɪm.ɪ.nənt/ AmE /ˈɪm.ɪ.nənt/

adjective en → vi

1 LIKELY TO HAPPEN SOON [attributive / predicative] B1

Sắp xảy ra, cận kề

likely to happen very soon; about to happen

  • an imminent threat
  • be imminent

Collocations imminent danger · imminent arrival

  • There is an imminent threat of war.

    Có nguy cơ chiến tranh sắp xảy ra.

2 NEAR COMPLETION [attributive / predicative] B1

Sắp hoàn thành, gần xong

very near the end; almost complete or finished

  • be imminent

Collocations imminent completion · imminent departure

  • The project is imminent.

    Dự án sắp hoàn thành.