Imminent and Impending
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What is the difference between: "An imminent/impending attack" and "The species are in imminent/impending danger of extinction"? Some dictionaries define "imminent" as "likely to happen soon", while others define it as "happening soon". As I think of it, isn't something "imminent" likely to happen sooner than something that's impending? This is just a suggestion.
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Gene93 isn't something "imminent" likely to happen sooner than something that's impending? It does have that feel to it, yes. But also, an occurrence that is "impending" is a little more likely to be an unpleasant one in my estimation.
- Gene93 isn't something "imminent" likely to happen sooner than something that's impending?
- It does have that feel to it, yes.
- But also, an occurrence that is "impending" is a little more likely to be an unpleasant one in my estimation.
- For example, the coronation of a new queen of a nation might be imminent, but I would not call it impending.
- CJ
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Gene93isn't something "imminent" likely to happen sooner than something that's impending?
It does have that feel to it, yes. But also, an occurrence that is "impending" is a little more likely to be an unpleasant one in my estimation. For example, the coronation of a new queen of a nation might be imminent, but I would not call it impending.
CJ
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