verb
- to be about to happen or occur, especially something threatening or unpleasant
Usage: third person singular present tense of ‘impend’
Examples
- A major storm impends according to the weather forecast.
- The deadline impends, and we still have much work to complete.
- Economic crisis impends if these policies continue unchanged.
- War impends as tensions between the nations escalate.
- The company’s bankruptcy impends unless new funding is secured.
- A difficult decision impends for the board of directors.