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Discover LudwigThe phrase "about to see something" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when indicating that an event or experience is imminent or about to happen.
Example: "I was excited because I was about to see something incredible at the concert."
Alternatives: "on the verge of witnessing" or "just about to experience".
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Jonathan, I thought, you are about to see something that will wipe that smile off your neck.
The Green Bay Packers faced the New England Patriots on Sunday night and there was a bit of a buzz, a sense that fans were about to see something rare.
"Please stay here," I thought, "I am about to see something terrible, but you three please stay here".
"You are about to see something strange and very memorable," architect Yoshihiro Horii told me as we were driving near the waterfront in Ishinomaki, a city of 160,000 people in northeastern Japan that was heavily damaged by the earthquake and tsunami last March 11.
Today it looks like we're about to see something similar.
Earlier, Comic-Con's director of programming told the audience to put on their 3-D glasses "because you're about to see something cool".
Similar(51)
It was less about going to see something.
And I don't want to hear another complaint about wanting to see something different.
Both stories are about failing to see something which in retrospect seems obvious.
That's all about being able to see something other people don't see because the don't think outside the box.
It's about being able to see something, feel it, engage with it, and touch it as it touches you back".
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