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Specific Point Time Reached Involving Number Neccesarily Implying

Front When a specific point in time is about to be reached (usually involving a number, not neccesarily implying already), what is the best way to express this?
Back 快(要)...了
王太太的儿子快(要)两岁了。
快十二了,你怎么还不上床睡觉?
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