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About to

phrase, slang

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Phrase
  1. 1
    Indicates something that will happen very soon; indicates action that is imminent; ready to; went to idiomatic, verb, with-infinitive

    "He's standing at the edge, and I think he's about to jump."

  2. 2
    Indicates that one has no intention of doing the stated thing at any time in the future. Canada, informal

    "I'm not about to let the lockdown stop me from going to the beach every day."

  3. 3
    Indicates that one is preparing or planning to do the stated thing at some time in the future, not necessarily imminently. obsolete

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