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about to

Ready to, on the verge of, as in I was about to leave when it began to rain , or He hasn't finished yet but he's about to . This usage was first recorded in Miles Coverdale's 1535 translation of the Bible (Joshua 18:8).
not about to . Having no intention of doing something, as in The shop steward was not about to cross the picket line , or Are you staying longer?—No, I'm not about to . [ Colloquial ; first half of 1900s]

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A lifeguard narrates footage from his body camera of driving through black smoke during a beach patrol and spotting the beam from a flashlight — a Hail Mary from a man whose house was about to be consumed by flames.

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Fast fashion is about to get more expensive, and maybe that’s not such a bad thing.

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Analysts also warned that the recent run of sales increases might be about to come to an end after a separate survey suggested consumer confidence fell in April.

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And so with four minutes and 34 seconds left and the Nuggets about to go down by 26 points, Nuggets interim coach David Adelman pulled his starters to get them ready for Game 4 at the Intuit Dome on Saturday afternoon.

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"One of my former pupils is about to move to the Scottish Ballet and when he heard I was retiring he was on the phone saying he wants private lessons, I'll get you tickets to come see me dance if you just give me some private lessons," Sheena said.

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