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Immediate Future: 要…了

It's about to happen!

快要…了 / 要…了

To say that something is about to happen: put 要 (yào) or 快要 (kuàiyào) before the verb, and 了 at the end of the sentence.

(快)要 + Verb + 了
The train is about to leave.
It's about to rain soon.

就要…了 with a specific time

If you specify when, use 就要…了: the time makes the deadline even closer.

Time + 就要 + Verb + 了

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