(adj) close in time; about to occur, Syn. close at hand, impending, impendent, imminent, Example:retribution is at hand; some people believe the day of judgment is close at hand; in imminent danger; his impending retirement
{ } n. The state of impending; the state of being imminent and liable to happen soon; also, that which impends. “Impendence of volcanic cloud.” Ruskin. Syn. -- imminence, imminency, impendence, forthcomingness. [ 1913 Webster ]