"imminently" meaning in English

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Adverb

Forms: more imminently [comparative], most imminently [superlative]
Etymology: imminent + -ly Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|imminent|ly}} imminent + -ly Head templates: {{en-adv}} imminently (comparative more imminently, superlative most imminently)
  1. In an imminent manner; liable to happen immediately or very soon. Translations (in an imminent manner): imminentment (Catalan), imminemment (French), iminentemente (Portuguese), inminentemente (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-imminently-en-adv-jycDfD1f Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ly

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