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Discover LudwigThe phrase "about to catch" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to indicate that something is imminent or about to happen, often in the context of an event or action that is expected to occur soon.
Example: "I was about to catch the bus when I realized I had forgotten my wallet."
Alternatives: "on the verge of catching" or "just about to catch".
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Dunfermline's hopes that they might be about to catch their high-flying rivals on an off day were dashed in quick succession by Rudi Skacel and Michel Pospisil.
But with housing, if you see prices fall, you get worried that you might be about to catch a falling knife.
"We're not about to catch up to Google in terms of cloud computational power and sophistication… [but] it's much more interesting when you apply it to 10,000 photos than to the ones you upload piecemeal.
Coupled with her wing woman and best friend Maggie, the incomparable Debi Mazar, Liza sets about to catch up on what it means to be in your twenties today.
"North Korea is about to catch up with us in missile technology, and we are catching up with North Korea in [the propaganda of] our New Year Gala," a brave Weibo user remarked.
Are you saying the S.E.C. under Schapiro is about to catch fraud on Wall Street?
His reckless, violent youth is about to catch up with him.
I happen to think that our history from 150 years ago is about to catch us".
LaRue hit a blooper that Richard Hidalgo, the Mets' new right fielder, seemed about to catch.
So, as day must follow night, his campaign is about to catch fire.
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