imminently

adverb

Definition of imminentlynext
as in shortly

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for imminently
  1. shortly
  2. soon
  3. momentarily
  4. ultimately
  5. eventually
  6. presently
  7. finally
Adverb
  • Chesebro pleaded guilty to a single conspiracy charge months later after striking a deal with prosecutors shortly before his trial was set to begin.
    Stephan Pechdimaldji, Newsweek, 14 Dec. 2024
  • The wife died at the scene and her spouse succumbed shortly afterward at a hospital, the prosecutor’s office said.
    Patrick J. McDonnell, Los Angeles Times, 13 Dec. 2024
Definition of shortly
Adverb
  • But that hope vanished soon after when D’Arnaud, 35, signed a two-year, $12 million deal with the Angels less than two weeks after becoming a free agent.
    David O'Brien, The Athletic, 10 Dec. 2024
  • Now in 2024, the company is saying that Hatsune Miku VG AI will be out soon and would use in part AI voice synthesization tools.
    Paul Tassi, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
Definition of soon
Adverb
  • The box-of-chocolates approach has come under much more pressure since then, as misleading or offensive results have come to be seen more and more as dangerous rather than merely quirky or momentarily regrettable.
    Jonathan L. Zittrain, The Atlantic, 17 Dec. 2024
  • The cruel, the corrupt, and the accidentally lucky win, momentarily, until all is rendered unto rot and ruin forever.
    Chris Wallace, Vogue, 17 Dec. 2024
Definition of momentarily
Adverb
  • Considering the Guardians’ success in developing pitchers, the trade ultimately might prove a steal.
    Ken Rosenthal, The Athletic, 12 Dec. 2024
  • Although one set of proceedings ended in mistrial, the actor was ultimately convicted on two out of three counts of rape in May 2023 and sentenced to 30 years to life in prison in September 2023.
    Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of ultimately
Adverb
  • The show was eventually picked up to series at Apple in 2021.
    Joe Otterson, Variety, 16 Dec. 2024
  • The team eventually took off, two hours late, on an entirely new plane.
    Zack Rosenblatt, The Athletic, 16 Dec. 2024
Definition of eventually
Adverb
  • Railroad labor unions are presently resisting autonomous rail cars, and their resistance plainly doesn’t require explanation.
    John Tamny, Forbes, 12 Dec. 2024
  • Advertisement Wandering in separately from the modernist monstrosity across the street are JD (Luke Wilson), a depressed out-of-work actor, and glittery, shallow Margo (Linda Cardellini), who will presently be identified as his wife.
    Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times, 12 Dec. 2024
Definition of presently
Adverb
  • The collarless jacket is finally a style that feels like me.
    Cortne Bonilla, Vogue, 12 Dec. 2024
  • That set has only been available digitally and on streaming until recently, when it was finally shared on CD and vinyl, and that release turned it into a blockbuster once more. Luminate reports that in the past tracking week, The Tortured Poets Department sold another 368,000 copies.
    Hugh McIntyre, Forbes, 12 Dec. 2024
Definition of finally
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