The phrase "about to blast" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to indicate that something is imminent or about to happen, often in a dramatic or explosive context.
Example: "The rocket is about to blast off into space, and everyone is eagerly watching."
Alternatives: "on the verge of exploding" or "ready to launch."
Preservationists protested mightily when the shops -- featuring distinctive orange color schemes and looking like rocket ships about to blast off -- were demolished during the 1980's and 90's.
Could the new Bourne even be about to blast apart a new-born?
She explained that what they were about to blast him with would also kill a lot of other things inside his body, his reproductive capacity being among the first to go.
ON THE SCREEN The opening seconds mix images of military might (warships and fighter planes) with space exploration (a rocket about to blast off from Cape Canaveral, astronauts walking on the moon).
But the Titans, off to a 6-0 start for the first time in their history, are about to blast onto everybody's radar screen because they are poised to take control of the playoff race in the American Football Conference.
For several years, until this June, the tower was engulfed by scaffolding, making it look like a space rocket about to blast off from the heart of the French capital.
Postscript - I was about ready to blast these idiots for staying out all night in my conclusion, but then I found out that a pair of Yeezy IIs in the US were just auctioned for over $90,000 on eBay.
It has gotten better since, however – on the stock build of Android 2.0 I've got running on this Droid, I'm able to blast about at nearly the same rate as I can on my iPhone.
In 2012, he modified a mobility scooter, originally meant to go about 4 MPH, to blast around at just past 70.
He landed in one of the smaller ones by the green at No. 6, right up against the steep face and took just about forever contemplating how to blast out.
