On the horizon

IMMINENT

Think of a word describing something about to happen very soon, often used when danger or a big event is just around the corner.

"On the horizon" hints at something about to happen soon, which is the literal meaning of "imminent." The wordplay here is straightforward—when you see something on the horizon, it’s approaching, just like an imminent event is about to occur. The clue avoids tricky wordplay, relying instead on the direct connection between the visual idea of the horizon and the sense of something being near in time.