about to
Are you about to become a father?
Ya está todo listo, a punto de salir.
Everything is ready, and we're about to leave.
— El tigre y el dragón (2000)
¿Estás a punto de irte, verdad?
You’re about to leave, right?
Cuando estábamos a punto de partir de Roma, empezó a llover.
Just as we were about to leave Rome, it started to rain.
Han estado a punto de matarse la una a la otra.
They almost killed each other.
— Todo sobre mi madre (1999)
El hombre a punto de ahogarse gritaba pidiendo ayuda.
The man, on the verge of drowning, was shouting for help.
It's about to explode!
Estábamos a punto de irnos cuando empezó a llover.
We were about to leave when it started to rain.