About to
Set and about to are semantically related. in not quite topic. In some cases you can use "Set" instead the phrase "About to" as a preposition or an adjective.
Set
Set adjective - Being in a state of fitness for some experience or action.
Both terms in one sentence
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Once when Kick-Ass is about to be sliced open by Razul, and again when he and Big Daddy are just about to be set ablaze by Frank D'Amico's men.
Source: Film / Kick-Ass -
Similarly, if you are ever given auto-turrets to set up, it means you are about to be swarmed by Combine or antlions.
Source: Suspicious Videogame Generosity -
In the last battle Cross looks like he's about to be run over by a train set.
Source: Film / Ant-Man
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