要…了【yào … le】

要…了 says something is about to happen. yāo要 goes before the verb or adjective, and le了 closes the sentence.

A question adds 吗 at the end.

The 了 is what makes it imminent

Without 了, 要 is just "will" or "want to". 我要走 is a statement of intent; 我要走了 says you are leaving now.

With a time phrase

要…了 can take a time phrase, placed before 要. jiù yào就要…le了 does the same and adds that the time is sooner than you might think.

kuài快…le了 and kuài yào快要…le了 mean much the same without a time phrase, but they refuse one.

• × 明天快要下雨了 → 明天就要下雨了