'approaching' definitions:

Definition of 'approaching'

From: WordNet
adjective
Of the relatively near future; "the approaching election"; "this coming Thursday"; "the forthcoming holidays"; "the upcoming spring fashions" [syn: approaching, coming(a), forthcoming, upcoming]
noun
The event of one object coming closer to another [syn: approach, approaching]
noun
The temporal property of becoming nearer in time; "the approach of winter" [syn: approach, approaching, coming]
noun
The act of drawing spatially closer to something; "the hunter's approach scattered the geese" [syn: approach, approaching, coming]

Synonyms of 'approaching'

From: Moby Thesaurus