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Discover LudwigThe phrase "about to shut" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to indicate that something is on the verge of closing or stopping soon.
Example: "The store is about to shut, so please make your final purchases."
Alternatives: "about to close" or "on the verge of shutting".
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We got there 10 minutes before the restaurant was about to shut but our waiter, Kenny, was happy to serve us if we could order quickly.
Since starting the search two months ago the team have had to run for shelter a number of times and with the weather closing in, the operation is about to shut down until next summer.
Her blanket factory was about to shut.
The only problem: Clifton Ward was about to shut down.
We're about to shut down our Dell desktop, on which we have our iTunes account.
There was, however, one glitch: the gondola was about to shut down.
This week, B&Q announced that it's about to shut one in six of its stores.
That was nearly 10 years ago, and now the results are in: the Starbucks is about to shut down.
Just as we were about to shut the closet door, I caught a glimpse of fire-engine red lace.
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And I've found some footage of a feudal overlord telling a peasant talking about politics to shut up.
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