How to say "imminent" in Japanese

• 急迫したきゅうはくした
  prenominal modifierCovers 'imminent' in the sense of a pressing, urgent situation — a crisis or situation bearing down and demanding prompt action. As a less common word, it is seldom the everyday choice for simply saying something is imminent.
• 目の前めのまえCommon
  expression, nounCovers 'imminent' as 'right upon you, just around the corner' — an event so close in time it feels right before your eyes. A common word, and the natural everyday choice for imminent events.

For imminent meaning an event just about to happen, right around the corner, 「目の前」 is the common choice; the less common 「急迫した」 is really about pressing urgency rather than plain imminence.

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• 急迫したきゅうはくしたurgent
• 目の前めのまえimmediate