Which term means about to happen?

• A. Imply
• B. Impending
• C. Incidence
• D. Infection

Answer: (B)

Understanding timing in vocabulary helps here: the term that means something is about to happen is impending. Impending describes events or situations that are near in time and likely to occur soon, as in an impending storm or an impending deadline. The idea behind this word is the sense of approaching imminence, something on the near horizon. The other terms do not convey that sense of immediacy: imply means to suggest something indirectly rather than stating it will occur; incidence refers to the frequency or occurrence rate of events; infection is a disease process involving invasion by pathogens. So the word that expresses "about to happen" is impending.