The phrase "about to step down" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when indicating that someone is on the verge of resigning or leaving a position of authority.
Example: "The CEO announced that he is about to step down from his position, effective next month."
Alternatives: "on the verge of resigning" or "ready to leave the position."
Howard Rubenstein, for his part, is not about to step down.
Now Daniel is about to step down, after eight years with the company.
Mr Assad is not about to step down, nor is he being pushed to by Russia and Iran.
One moment, he is about to step down quietly if he is given a guarantee that he will escape prosecution.
The 68-year-old Ren said he is not about to step down from running the company.
Political interests: About to step down after six years as governor of Chukotka, in far north-east Russia.
"The Russian policy is not about asking someone to step down; regime change is not our profession," Sergey V. Lavrov, the Russian foreign minister, told the Australian Broadcasting Corporation during a stop on a tour of Asia.
There were the letters going in to No 10 [from back bench Labour MPs] and Tony had to make a public statement about intending to step down the following year.
"I don't know whether it is retaliatory or whatever else because I don't know whether it is true," said Mr. Hochman, a corporate lawyer, adding that he was weary after seven years on the board and had "mumbled about" wanting to step down.
With the make-up of the current nine justices in such a narrow ideological balance swinging it one direction or the other will have long-term implications – ones that Ginsburg and Breyer must factor into their thinking about when to step down.
"A top aide to Governor Spitzer said today Mr. Spitzer has not made up his mind about whether to step down from office despite mounting calls for his resignation".
