was about to
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phr.PhraseOn the verge of (in the past); was ready to
I was about to call you when you arrived.
adj.AdjectiveOn the verge of doing something in the past; ready or likely to happen very soon.
He was about to say something, but changed his mind.
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My Horrible Nightmare Group Project
- The little snowball of horribleness that was about to start barreling down the hill of you and crash right into my little cabin of composure.
The little snowball of horribleness that was about to start barreling down the hill of you and crash right into my little cabin of composure.
- The little snowball of horribleness that was about to start barreling down the hill of 'f**k you'
The little snowball of horribleness that was about to start barreling down the hill of 'f**k you'
Jimmy O. Yang Says There's No Stand-up Comedy In China
- I WAS ABOUT TO GRADUATE, AND I DIDN'T KNOW WHAT I WANTED TO DO.
I WAS ABOUT TO GRADUATE, AND I DIDN'T KNOW WHAT I WANTED TO DO.
- So I was about to graduate, and I didn't know what I wanted to do.
So I was about to graduate, and I didn't know what I wanted to do.
How I Tricked My Brain Into Stopping Cravings
- So my clarity guideline here was not to set any particular goals but instead turn the observation spotlight on myself I'd simply jot down before I ate how I wanted the food I was about to eat to serve me.
So my clarity guideline here was not to set any particular goals but instead turn the observation spotlight on myself I'd simply jot down before I ate how I wanted the food I was about to eat to serve me.
- how I wanted the food I was about to eat to serve me.
how I wanted the food I was about to eat to serve me.
Climate scientist: "There's no place that's safe"
- We met him in 2022 near his home in Altadena, California, just as he was about to move his family to North Carolina.
We met him in 2022 near his home in Altadena, California, just as he was about to move his family to North Carolina.
- We met him in 2022 near his home in Altadena, California, just as he was about to move his family to North Carolina.
We met him in 2022 near his home in Altadena, California, just as he was about to move his family to North Carolina.
when you die at an inconvenient time
- Oh dude, I can't die, I was about to get elected into my government office, I can't die of a heart attack!
Oh dude, I can't die, I was about to get elected into my government office, I can't die of a heart attack!
- No like I was about to close a $4 Billion merger, I can't die in a car crash and he w.
No like I was about to close a $4 Billion merger, I can't die in a car crash and he w.
I Randomly Called People Until One Agreed To Go To Six Flags
- Since I'm security guard, I was about to say since you're security, you could probably knock.
Since I'm security guard, I was about to say since you're security, you could probably knock.
A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens Full Audiobook with Subtitles and Chapters
- And I release you, with a full heart, for the love of him you once were." He was about to speak,
And I release you, with a full heart, for the love of him you once were." He was about to speak,
- He was about to speak; but with her head turned from him, she resumed.
He was about to speak; but with her head turned from him, she resumed.
First Drafts: Happy Father's Day 2025 with Evie Colbert
- and she was literally like walking on a shelf and was about to fall off the shelf, like a bookshelf, a high shelf.
and she was literally like walking on a shelf and was about to fall off the shelf, like a bookshelf, a high shelf.
- And she was literally like walking on a shelf and was about to fall off the shelf, like a bookshelf, a high shelf.
And she was literally like walking on a shelf and was about to fall off the shelf, like a bookshelf, a high shelf.
Trump Threatens To Kill Iran's Leader | Pentagon Pizza Report | 10 Years Gone | New MAGA Merch
- Certain Iranian hardliners spoke bravely, but they didn't know what was about to happen.
Certain Iranian hardliners spoke bravely, but they didn't know what was about to happen.
- Certain Iranian hardliners spoke bravely, but they didn't know what was about to happen.
Certain Iranian hardliners spoke bravely, but they didn't know what was about to happen.
The Complete History of the Second World War | World War II Documentary | Part 1
- However, in the South Atlantic, a drama was about to unfold that would become a naval legend.
However, in the South Atlantic, a drama was about to unfold that would become a naval legend.
- However in the South Atlantic a drama was about to unfold that would become a naval legend
However in the South Atlantic a drama was about to unfold that would become a naval legend