Eminent vs Imminent
Eminent refers to prominent and distinguished people; whereas, Imminent refers to something that is about to occur.
Explanation
The adjective Imminent describes something that's about to happen, and it's not always good.
It can be positive, like a talented musician's imminent rise to stardom, but it's often bad, like a sick person's imminent death, or a city's imminent bankruptcy. It generally refers to an event.
“When America dropped the atomic bomb on Nagasaki, the Allies realized that victory was imminent.”
“When they heard that rain was imminent, they postponed their fishing trip.”
The adjective Eminent means prominent, outstanding, notable, or well respected. In most cases, eminent refers to a person.
“Lewis Carroll was an eminent mathematician.”
“The Governor invited all the eminent personalities for dinner.”
Tricks to Remember
1) Mark that the first syllables of immediately and imminent are same.
2) Remember that an eminent person is successful, like that Rapper Eminem. Something imminent is going to happen in a minute.
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