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# imminently

adverb (imminently)

«imminently» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Very soon; about to happen at any moment. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/imminently/#m1)
2. (formal) Used in news and official speech for something expected almost immediately: «the report is due imminently». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/imminently/#m2)

### In the lessons

In news and formal announcements it says an event is coming very soon: a storm, an arrival, a decision. In stories it builds tension — danger is near. Phrases: expected imminently, due imminently, arriving imminently.

### Examples

- The baby is expected imminently, so Dad keeps his phone on. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/imminently/#x1)
- The storm is due to hit the coast imminently. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/imminently/#x2)
- The train is arriving imminently at platform two. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/imminently/#x3)
- The results will be announced imminently. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/imminently/#x4)
- The volcano was not imminently going to erupt, the scientists said. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/imminently/#x5)
- Our new puppy is arriving imminently! [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/imminently/#x6)

### Note

Adjective: «imminent» (an imminent storm). Do not confuse with «eminent» (famous and respected) or «immanent» (present inside something — a rare religious word). «Imminently» usually goes with good or bad events coming soon; everyday talk prefers «any minute now».

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «imminently» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/imminently/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«imminently» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/imminently.html) on Mova free.