be about to

Example Sentences

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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

Goldman has been warning that the latest leg higher for stocks is “a bit much,” and that a big wave of buying could be about to slow.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 21, 2026

A big reason is psychological: It takes lots of evidence to convince people something unthinkable might be about to happen like major banks collapsing, a pandemic or actual fuel shortages.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 2026

The one who might be about to cry.

From "The School for Whatnots" by Margaret Peterson Haddix