imminent arrival

collocation in English

meaningsofimminentandarrival

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imminent
adjective
uk
/ˈɪm.ɪ.nənt/us
/ˈɪm.ə.nənt/
coming or likely to happen ...
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arrival
noun
uk
/əˈraɪ.vəl/us
/əˈraɪ.vəl/
the fact of ...
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(Definition ofimminentandarrivalfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofimminent arrival

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The poem on which the movement is based celebrates theimminentarrivalof spring.
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This is theimminentarrivalof the video-disc machine, which will be on the market here in 18 months at the latest.
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Perhaps theimminentarrivalof dinner has something to do with it.
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Rapid changes are taking place in broadcasting; in particular, there is theimminentarrivalof digital television.
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In my view, this proposal is not the right action at the right time despite theimminentarrivalof the services directive.
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Other leave gets cancelled, but theimminentarrivalof a baby is not quite the same.
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She apparently detects hisimminentarrivalin some way indiscernible to a human observer.
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The press reported these predictions in glowing reports of theimminentarrivalof machine intelligence.
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The theme of the tales is of islanders hearing accounts of theimminentarrivalof the beast to their country.
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Lafayette, in the meantime, was expecting theimminentarrivalof long-delayed reinforcements.
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The king of the universe, the magnificent dispenser of light and warmth and life, gave notice of hisimminentarrival.
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The rebels had heard of theimminentarrivalof the siege train, and sent a force out of the city to intercept it.
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Marshals announce theimminentarrivalof a car by blowing a whistle to alert the spectators to be ready and to clear the track and sidelines.
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They sound a whistle to warn waiting passengers of imminent arrivals.
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