Synonyms and antonyms of To be about to do or experience something in British Thesaurus

come up for ()

to reach the time when something should happen

come up to ()

to get nearer to a particular time or stage in a process

build up to ()

to gradually prepare yourself or someone else for something that you are going to say or do

hover (verb)

to be in a state or situation that may change at any time

be in for a treat ()

used for saying that you know someone is going to enjoy something

hover on the brink/edge/verge of something ()

to be very close to doing or experiencing something, especially something unpleasant

be about to do something ()

to be going to happen or do something very soon

be going to do something ()

to be about to do something

be in for something ()

to be going to experience something, especially something unpleasant

be in for a shock ()

used for saying someone is going to experience a shock in the future