The phrase "about to hear something" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when indicating that someone is on the verge of receiving information or news.
Example: "Ladies and gentlemen, you are about to hear something that will change the course of our project."
Alternatives: "on the brink of hearing" or "about to receive news".
Eva was worried, afraid she was about to hear something embarrassing, but she didn't say anything.
Maybe you are about to hear something distressing but important.
Then a commentator came on to warn viewers that they were about to hear something vulgar.
YouTuber vloggers who have supposedly been given insider knowledge of the video shake their heads, condemn the horrific crimes they're about to describe, and warn their viewers that they're about to hear something horrible.
"But in terms of what people want to hear candidates talk about, they certainly want to hear something about health care".
Eliasson inspires complete belief: when you're used to nothing but bad news about the environment, to hear something with so much hope attached to it is kind of breathtaking.
Toni Servillo plays a jaded middle-aged man about town who is astonished to hear something about a woman with whom he was once deeply in love back in the distant past:.
Too bad, because it means that we will likely hear about an array of ill-conceived, half baked ideas for the Wabash and Maumee (just as crazy ideas about boiling the Chicago River or removing its oxygen have been advanced---expect to hear something about this insane facility where the Maumee meets Lake Erie).
One mother in particular had just come down to the area hoping against hope to hear something about her son.
When you're feeling so bad about yourself, it's nice to hear something positive.
Please, Jim: your audience at the University of Denver, and all over the West, would love to hear something about the public lands stance of both candidates.
