About to and Set to

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Set to and about to are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Set to" instead an adverb phrase "About to".

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About to and set to are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "About to" instead an adverb "Set to".

Something lost since time immemorial is about to return and two souls, so different and yet so alike, are set to clash.

Source: Fanfic Recs / Neon Genesis Evangelion Crossover
Brosnan immediately shoves a pillow against her chest and fires his gun through it, killing her as she's about to blurt out that the bomb's timer has been set to kill him the moment he activates it.

Source: Please Shoot the Messenger
Darkest Hour: Sarris' army has taken over the NSEA Protector, the Thermians in their living quarters are Almost Out of Oxygen, the ship's core is set to detonate shortly, our crew is about to be Thrown Out the Airlock.

Source: Film / Galaxy Quest

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