HSK 2 · VERSION 2.0#4
Expressing “About to” with “jiù yào”
就要……了
How it works
就要……了 means something is going to happen very soon.
The pattern
Subject + 就要 + Verb / Predicate + 了
Example sentences
车就要来了。
The bus is about to come.
我们就要上课了。
Class is about to start.
天就要黑了。
It is about to get dark.
Usage note
This pattern focuses on the near future.