about to
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about to
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- Indicates something that will happen very soon; indicates action that is imminent; ready to; went to He's standing at the edge, and I think he's about to jump.
- Indicates that one has no intention of doing the stated thing at any time in the future. I'm not about to let the lockdown stop me from going to the beach every day.
- Indicates that one is preparing or planning to do the stated thing at some time in the future, not necessarily imminently.
Similar: bound to, fixing to, on the point of
Thesaurus
phrase
Similar: bound to, fixing to, on the point of
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phrase indicating imminence
| Español | a punto de, estar para |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | (으)려고 하다 |
| 日本語 | ... ところ ...tokoro, まさに...しようとしている masa ni ... shiyō to shite iru |
| 中文 | 快要 kuàiyào, 剛要 /刚要 gāngyào |
| Português | no limiar de, prestes a, a ponto de |
| Français | sur le point de, aller |
| Deutsch | gleich, wollen |
| Italiano | in procinto di, sul punto di, stare per |
| Русский | собира́ться sobirátʹsja |
| Tiếng Việt | sắp |
| العربية | عَلَى وَشْك ʕalā wašk |
| עברית | עמד ל־ amád l- |
Talk about this word "about to." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/about%20to. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. about to. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/about%20to "about to." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/about%20to.Cite this
@misc{about_to_2026,
title = {about to},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/about%20to},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
