Nigh – Adverb
Definition : close in time or place, almost or nearly
Source: http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nigh
Found in: Scenes From the Smith Family Christmas by Zaide Smith
Quote: “You have the strong urge to run screaming from the building holding your banner about the end and how it is nigh.” (3rd page, 5th paragraph)
The narrator is thinking about how she wants to run and scream holding a banner that says about the end of the world and how it is coming soon.