köken: Present participle of the deponent (passive) verb in 3rd person επίκειται (epíkeitai), as is the Ancient Greek ἐπικείμενος (epikeímenos) of Ancient Greek ἐπίκειμαι (epíkeimai, “to be placed on top of”).
currently strongly imposing itself, especially of something harmful, like a threat; imminent, impending, urgent, pressing · Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see över, hängande.
köken: From över (“over”) + hängande (“hanging”). Compare etymology of imminent and impending.
En överhängande fara är att vi blir uppätna av björnen som springer mot oss
den överhängande risken för att ett krig bryter ut mellan länderna
upcoming, coming, forthcoming, future, imminent, incoming · -to-be · -elect, elect (person who has been elected to a post, but has not yet entered office)
köken: tulla (“to come”) + -va (present active participle)