Question

the two squared off and a fistfight seemed imminent.
source: a deadly wandering: a mystery, a landmark investigation, and the astonishing science of attention in the digital age
in the sentence above, imminent has the same or almost the same meaning as:
wiped out
out of place
out of the question
close at hand

Explanation:

"Imminent" means about to happen. "Close at hand" also implies something is near or about to occur. "Wiped out" means destroyed. "Out of place" means not in the right position. "Out of the question" means impossible.

Answer:

close at hand