What's the difference between forthcoming and imminent?

Forthcoming


Definition:

  • (a.) Ready or about to appear; making appearance.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) Madonna has defended her description of the leak of 13 unfinished demos from her forthcoming album as “a form of terrorism” and “artistic rape”.
  • (2) They’ve already collaborated with folks like DOOM, Ghostface Killah and Frank Ocean; I was lucky enough to hear a sneak peek of their incredible collaboration with Future Islands’ Sam Herring from their forthcoming album.
  • (3) In March, the independent manufacturer of a forthcoming VR gaming headset, the Oculus Rift, was bought by Facebook for $2bn.
  • (4) If patients with Down syndrome are found to have a thyroid hormone disorder, appropriate treatment should be forthcoming, which in turn will enhance their quality of life.
  • (5) It took more than three decades before an apology of any kind was forthcoming from the Met.
  • (6) Gowher Rizvi, chief representative of the prime minister, Sheik Hasina, told the Guardian that preparations for the forthcoming elections, were "completely on track" and that the tribunal, probing crimes committed during the 1971 war in which Bangladesh broke away from Pakistan, was about bringing justice previously denied by "the twists and turns" of the country's history.
  • (7) Recognizing that the genesis and development of the disease process are extremely complex and the basic knowledge is limited, it is not likely that conclusive answers to questions will be forthcoming soon which will provide more effective preventive or therapeutic measures.
  • (8) He admitted the increased profile afforded him by appearances in movies such as Captain America , its forthcoming sequel The Winter Soldier and 2012's $1.5bn superhero ensemble piece The Avengers had helped him get a foot on the ladder as a film-maker.
  • (9) Girls star Lena Dunham confirms sixth season will be show's last Read more It’s worth noting that Hannah, Marnie, Shoshanna and Jessa have aged considerably more slowly than those of us in the real world, with the trailer for Girls’ forthcoming series placing Marnie at 25.
  • (10) The question now is whether this signals forthcoming concessions from the authorities.
  • (11) Kurdistan is establishing itself as an industry champion, hosting the world's oil and gas players at a forthcoming oil and gas conference in Erbil.
  • (12) They were reported to have discussed a forthcoming visit by Hariri to Damascus.
  • (13) One investor did ask what impact failing to qualify for the Champions League would have on employees’ expenses – players’ wages – but those financially sensitive figures were not forthcoming.
  • (14) Speaking about the forthcoming T-charge, Khan said: “It’s staggering that we live in a city where the air is so toxic that many of our children are growing up with lung problems.
  • (15) Channing Tatum will play the superhero Gambit in a forthcoming spin-off movie from the X-Men series, according to the Hollywood Reporter.
  • (16) Trickett organised Jon Cruddas' campaign in the deputy leadership elections three years ago, though he gives no indication at this stage as to who he intends to back in the forthcoming leadership contest.
  • (17) However, no deal has been forthcoming and the billionaire tycoon was photographed on his new yacht throughout the summer.
  • (18) It is therefore felt that (1) a cautious attitude is necessary when commenting on FNAC samples until more specific criteria are forthcoming for the diagnosis of this neoplasm; and (2) if cellular atypias are seen in FNAC samples, these should be reported with a recommendation for removal of the breast lump and a detailed tissue examination.
  • (19) As yet, there are no good data from controlled clinical trials that these agents improve survival and it is not clear whether in the future such data will be forthcoming.
  • (20) So the oil companies and the gas companies have to recognise this.” Yeo, who is stepping down at the forthcoming election after being deselected by his local South Suffolk party, says he hopes to play a continuing role in energy campaigning.

Imminent


Definition:

  • (a.) Threatening to occur immediately; near at hand; impending; -- said especially of misfortune or peril.
  • (a.) Full of danger; threatening; menacing; perilous.
  • (a.) (With upon) Bent upon; attentive to.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) As collapse was imminent, MAP increased but CO and TPR did not change significantly.
  • (2) A few years later, I marched in protest at the imminent invasion of Iraq and felt the same exhilaration at being part of a collective.
  • (3) That assessment was echoed by senior administration officials briefing reporters separately on Tuesday, who emphasised that, by contrast, they do not see an imminent domestic threat to the US from Isis.
  • (4) If Microsoft partnered with a major local brand it could help drive Windows Phone momentum but, with the Nokia takeover imminent, this does not look likely to happen anytime soon.
  • (5) "The feeling is that it is not imminent," said one senior media buying agency executive.
  • (6) Labour respects the result of the referendum and the will of the British people and will not frustrate the process for invoking article 50,” said Jeremy Corbyn in a statement that swiftly closed off any meaningful likelihood of enough MPs opposing the government’s imminent Brexit bill.
  • (7) Virgin Trains, which looked set for imminent extinction, is now confident it will be allowed to run the west coast service in the interim, and Branson said he hoped a new, transparent process would mean his company could also soon target the east coast line again .
  • (8) Here, we give our verdict on 10 new towers, built and imminent, counting down to the very worst offender … 10.
  • (9) Further, he suggests that there are theoretical reasons why one could expect that one set of circumstances--those which typically apply in the short-term emergency commitment of mentally ill persons predicted to be imminently violent--may be exempt from the systematic inaccuracy found in the current research.
  • (10) The inspector general had no obligation to inform the White House until publication of the audit was imminent, Carney said, adding that the White House had been told in April.
  • (11) In 4 patients leukemia developed within 2-4 months from the diagnosis ('imminent leukemia'), in 13 patients leukemia or smouldering leukemia developed between 4 and 25 months after the diagnosis ('true preleukemia').
  • (12) Does the recent fall in the unemployment rate to 7.6% in the third quarter of 2013, faster than the Bank's earlier forecasts, means an interest rate rise is more imminent than we though?
  • (13) Athens was unravelling into chaos, unable to form a government and forced into fresh elections , plunging the markets into freefall as Europe's leaders abandoned any pretence that a Greek exit from the euro might not be imminent.
  • (14) Veterans of the last Heathrow protests are drawing up plans for imminent action after claims that the Airports Commission will recommend additional runways at Britain's biggest airport.
  • (15) The fluctuations of these marker levels in patients with recurrent tumors reflects the progress of the disease, with a sudden elevation in values indicating imminent death.
  • (16) The word ‘planning’ [used in the PM’s statement] suggests it’s not imminent; the word ‘directing’, however, suggests it might have been.
  • (17) 12.01pm GMT Egypt solution 'imminent' The Egyptian justice minister, Ahmed Mekki, says a resolution is imminent to the political crisis stemming from the president's move to give himself sweeping new powers.
  • (18) The Wellcome Trust announced it was funding the first human trials of a third vaccine , to start imminently, so that it can be tested in health workers and burial teams in west Africa in December, alongside two others.
  • (19) Since an understanding of the pathogenesis of essential hypertension is unlikely to be imminent, there is little chance that antihypertensive therapy will become curative in the near future.
  • (20) Halifa Sallah, the spokesman for Barrow’s coalition, said he expected Jammeh to change his defiant position when he saw that the military were no longer with him, which he thought would happen imminently.