about to be
Synonyms about to be

about to be

approaching

at hand

brewing

close

coming

forthcoming

future

immediate

imminent

impending

in reserve

in store

in the cards

in the wind

in view
Examples of use word about to be Example 1Three women are
about to be (synonyms of word about to be above)
executed. One's a brunette, one's a redhead and one's a
blonde.
The guard brings the brunette forward and the executioner asks if she
has any last requests.
She says no and the executioner
shouts, ''Ready! Aim!'' Suddenly
the brunette yells,
''EARTHQUAKE!!!'' Everyone is startled and throws
themselves on the ground
while she escapes.
The guard brings the redhead forward and the
executioner asks if she
has any last requests. She say no and the
executioner shouts, ''Ready!
Aim!'' Suddenly the redhead yells,
''TORNADO!!!'' Everyone is
startled and looks around for cover
while she escapes.
By now the blonde has it all figured out. The
guard brings her forward
and the executioner asks if she has any
last requests. She says no and
the executioner shouts, Ready! Aim!''
and the blonde yells,
''FIRE!!!'''
Read more about this joke.Example 2"Why are you so
excited?", the
surgeon asked the patient that was
about to be (synonyms of word about to be above)
anesthetized.
"But
doc, this is my first operation."
"Really? It's mine too, and I am
not excited at all."
Read more about this joke.Example 3A big, burly man visited the pastor's home
and asked to see the minister's wife, a woman well known for her
charitable impulses.
"Madam," he said in a broken voice, "I
wish to draw your attention
to the terrible plight of a poor family
in this district. The father is
dead, the mother is too ill to
work, and the nine children are
starving. They are
about to be (synonyms of word about to be above) turned
into the cold, empty streets unless
someone pays their rent, which
amounts to $400."
"How terrible!" exclaimed the preacher's wife.
"May I ask who you
are?"
The sympathetic visitor applied his
handkerchief to his eyes. "I'm
the landlord," he sobbed.
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