快要 Traditional form: 快要 Pinyin (reading): kuàiyào Definitions: nearly at the point of (doing sth); about to (do sth) Characters: 快 - speedy, rapid, quick; soon 要 - essential, necessary; to ask for; to coerce; to demand Traditional characters: 快 - speedy, rapid, quick; soon 要 - essential, necessary; to ask for; to coerce; to demand