imminent danger
Peril approaching fast
Imminent danger is a threat that is immediate and unavoidable—harm that will occur without intervention.
The phrase appears in legal contexts to justify defensive action or emergency measures: The officer claimed imminent danger to justify the use of force.
It also describes urgent situations generally: The building was in imminent danger of collapse.
- hazardSource of potential harm
- perilSerious threat of harm
- evacuationRemoval from danger
- riskPossibility of harm
- on thin iceIn a precarious position
ticking time bomb · catastrophe · worst case scenario · warning signs · fear · emergency · crisis · explosion · duty of care · alarm · collapse · red alert · disaster · preparedness · looming · point of no return · panic · mitigation
- Danger Levelshigh risk, high-risk, low risk, critical, perilous
- alert levelsDEFCON, red alert, orange alert, yellow alert, elevated
- legal defensesself-defense, alibi, affirmative defense, insanity defense, insanity
- legal necessitynecessity, legal justification, justification, legal excuse, duress
- cliffhangersseason finale, plot twist, to be continued, twist ending, suspense
- self-defenseself-defense, martial arts, self-protection, karate, pepper spray
imminent dangersafe haven
Protected place of shelter
security · safety · sanctuary · protection · shelter
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