Just about meaning in English

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Definition

(I am) just about (ready): (I am) more or less, virtually (ready) idiom
-Are you ready to go to the ball? -Just about! I'm almost ready, can you wait one minute?
(I was) just about to (leave): (I was) on the point of (leaving) idiom

Examples

  • "Luna : Well we are just about finished, Mr. Feltchenheimer."
  • "Okay, we are just about finished here."
  • "Of course, with all this information, the scammers can perform just about any operation they like with the account, including taking all the money out of it."
  • "Polly : Well Paola, you've seen just about everything there is to see here."
Exercise 1
"Well we are just about finished".

How could this sentence be rephrased?
"Well we are just about finished".

How could this sentence be rephrased?
The expression "entirely finished" indicates that something is wholly, totally, or completely finished. Example: I was entirely finished with my homework but my dad didn't believe me. This does not share a similar meaning with the expression "just about finished".
The expression "far from finished" indicates that something is not close to, or nowhere near, being finished. Example: Everyone was hungry, but the roast chicken was far from finished. This does not share a similar meaning with the expression "just about finished".
To be "just about finished" is to be nearly or almost finished, the expression doesn't refer to a past event.
The expression "just about (finished)" indicates that something is "almost", "practically", or "nearly (finished)". Example: We had just about finished when the teacher told us to stop.
The expression "half-way finished" indicates that something is 50% finished. Example: We were only half-way finished with the game when we noticed that most of the spectators had gone home. This does not share a similar meaning with the expression "just about finished".

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