1. be coming up:

备注：''be coming up''常用于口语中。

例：

I'm pretty busy right now - I have exams coming up next week. （我现在很忙，下周马上要考试了。）

With Christmas coming up, we didn't have much spare money. （圣诞节就要到了，要准备圣诞，我们没什么闲钱了。）

2. upcoming: an upcoming event, especially a political event, has been planned to happen

备注：''upcoming''常用于美式英语中。

例：

the upcoming election（即将到来的选举）

He was preparing the federal budget for the upcoming fiscal year. （他正在准备下一个财政年的国家预算。）

3. be in sight: if something that you are hoping for is in sight, you think it will probably happen soon

备注：或者作''be within sight''。

例：

A solution to the problem now seems in sight. （问题似乎马上就可以解决。）

Peace is now in sight. （和平指日可待。）

Six months from the start of the strike, there is still no end in sight . （罢工已经进行了半年了，还没有要结束的意思。）

be nowhere in sight (=not likely to happen soon)

The end of the economic nightmare is still nowhere in sight. （看来经济危机不会这么快结束。）

4. be around the corner: if something is around the corner, it might happen very soon but you cannot be completely sure

备注：英式英语中常作''be round the corner''。

例：

In life, you never quite know what's around the corner. （生活中，你不知道下一秒会发生什么事。）

He continues to hint that the end of his playing career may be round the corner. （之后他暗示说，自己的演艺生涯可能就要结束了。）

be just around the corner

Economic recovery is just around the corner. （经济马上就要复苏了。）

They keep telling us that better economic times are just around the corner. （他们一直说，经济情况马上就会好转。）

5. be in the offing: to be likely to happen soon, although you do not know exactly when

例：

A promotion might be in the offing for him. （他可能马上就要升职了。）

Big changes were in the offing. （马上就会有大变故。）

6. imminent: something that is imminent, especially something important, unpleasant, or dangerous, is likely to happen very soon

例：

A new trade agreement is imminent. （即将签订一份新的贸易协定。）

Soon it became clear to everyone that war was imminent. （很明显，马上要开战了。）

With the election imminent, Churchill returned to London. （丘吉尔返回伦敦准备即将到来的大选。）

Some of the buildings were in a state of imminent collapse. （有些楼房马上就要倒塌了。）

imminent danger

The child was in imminent danger of falling into the water. （这个孩子马上就要落水了。）

He was in imminent danger of dying. （他马上就要死了。）

补充：''imminent''的名词形式''imminence''

例：

the imminence of the General Election（即将到来的普选）

7. forthcoming: a forthcoming event has been planned to happen soon

例：

Dixon was convinced he could win the forthcoming election. （迪克逊相信自己会在即将到来的大选中胜出。）

The matter will be discussed at the forthcoming general meeting. （即将召开的会议上会讨论这个问题。）

Keep an eye on the noticeboards for forthcoming events. （注意看通知栏，看看会发生什么事。）