Single word that parallels "Recent" when discussing the near future

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00:00 Single Word That Parallels &Quot;Recent&Quot; When Discussing The Near Future
00:37 Answer 1 Score 72
01:02 Accepted Answer Score 74
01:15 Answer 3 Score 18
01:30 Answer 4 Score 7
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ACCEPTED ANSWER

Score 74

upcoming

FORTHCOMING, APPROACHING

Upcoming events are posted on our Web site.

https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/upcoming

ANSWER 2

Score 72

Consider imminent:

ready to take place : happening soon
// … systems engineers have become rather blasé about the imminent liftoff.

(source: Merriam-Webster)

To my surprise, the first ten example sentences listed in the Oxford Dictionaries are about threats; I'm quite sure it can be used in a neutral way as well, as the Merriam-Webster example shows.

ANSWER 3

Score 18

imminent was the first word to come to mind, but impending will also work perfectly:

occurring or likely to occur soon

Source: Merriam-Webster

ANSWER 4

Score 7

impending

impend /ɪmˈpɛnd/ verb gerund or present participle: impending.

Be about to happen.

"My impending departure"

Google dictionary: impend