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What means "about to"? I am about to ... I was about to ...it was about to happen and etc.
Mar 14, 2014 3:11 PM
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It won't be long before it happens. It was not long before it happened.
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It's roughly the same as 'going to' but it can imply a certain immediate-ness compared to 'going to'.
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