be about to

Example Sentences

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OpenAI could be about to slash the price for using its artificial-intelligence products, a move which would pose a significant test to optimism about AI and the wider technology sector.

From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026

This is similar to 2019, when mortgage rates were falling, lending standards were tighter, and there was discussion that tax concessions could be about to change, they say in a note.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

A crowded trade could be about to slam into reverse.

From MarketWatch • May 19, 2026

The veteran academic of London's politics, Tony Travers, a politics professor at the London School of Economics, says the capital may be about to witness a "political earthquake".

From BBC • May 1, 2026

Now they were bearing down on the squad, and the dactyl Magdalys had picked was flapping its wings like it might be about to take off.

From "Dactyl Hill Squad" by Daniel José Older