about to

1. Close to; ready to. — Used with an infinitive.

/We were about to leave when the snow began./

/I haven't gone yet, but I'm about to./

Compare: GOING TO, ON THE POINT OF.

2. {informal} Having a wish or plan to. — Used with an infinitive in negative sentences.

/Freddy wasn't about to give me any of his ice-cream cone./

/"Will she come with us?" asked Bill. "She's not about to," answered Mary./

Source: A Dictionary of American Idioms

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