How do you say “about to” in Vietnamese?

Q: How do you say "about to" in Vietnamese?

"About to" in Vietnamese is sắp (about to).

“About to” in Vietnamese is sắp (about to).

Vietnamese words for “about to”

sắpparticle
Hanoi [sap̚˧˦] · Saigon [ʂap̚˦˥]sắp rising
about to
for “about to” meaning: Indicates that one is preparing or planning to do the stated thing at some time in the future, not necessarily imminently.
- Họ sắp đi.They are about to go.

Translations matched from English Wiktionary (translation tables and Vietnamese entries, via kaikki.org; CC BY-SA 4.0) and the NgonNgu English–Vietnamese dictionary, reviewed and edited; examples from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). The Listen button uses your browser's Vietnamese voice.