he/it is almost
Il est presque l'heure de dîner.
It’s almost dinnertime.
He's almost family.
Mon peignoir, vous voyez, il est presque comme l'autre.
My bathrobe, you see, is almost like the other one.
— Le Bras de diamant (1969)
It's almost three o'clock.
Il est presque l'heure que les invités arrivent.
It’s almost time for the guests to arrive.
Je peux mais il va prendre froid, il est presque nu-pieds.
I can, but he'll catch a cold; he's practically barefoot.
— Kin-dza-dza! (1986)
It's almost time.