"J'étais sur le point de manger quand il est arrivé."

Translation: I was about to eat when he arrived.

[ShubhamSurf]

"sur le point de" can be roughly translated as "on the verge of" in English. I don't know if it is accepted or not.

[--Roody--]

You could even say "at the point of" like the French, but it isn't very common in English.

[Denise407335]

"On the verge of" is accepted

[ShubhamSurf]

👌 👍 Good to know!

[Daniel589120]

Why can't it be "I was about to eat when it arrived."?

[champguy]

Quite right! More mysterious!

[b_adger]

"I was at the point of eating when he arrived" not accepted - reported.

[AminKamaei]

Can I use "où" instead of "quand"?

[Franl17]

READY = ON THE POINT OF!!!!!