‘set to’ just means: be ready or prepared to do something.
C1 English Grammar Profile point 209 in MODALITY is defined as:
‘BE SET TO’ – strong assertion about the future, especially in institutional contexts
An iWeb search for:
_VB set to _VVI
1 IS SET TO TAKE 4027
2 IS SET TO BEGIN 3858
3 IS SET TO OPEN 3608
4 IS SET TO BECOME 3532
5 IS SET TO RELEASE 3211
6 IS SET TO MAKE 2739
7 IS SET TO LAUNCH 2419
8 IS SET TO CONTINUE 2061
9 IS SET TO RETURN 2046
10 IS SET TO GO 1857
11 IS SET TO START 1765
12 IS SET TO EXPIRE 1646
13 IS SET TO PLAY 1455
14 IS SET TO HIT 1438
15 ARE SET TO TAKE
1228
These young American missionaries are set to take on the best in the world.
16 IS SET TO GROW 1159
17 IS SET TO INCREASE 1148
18 IS SET TO RUN 1141
19 ARE SET TO GO 1047
20 IS SET TO ZERO 1046
21 IS SET TO GET 1028
22 IS SET TO PREMIERE 985
23 IS SET TO APPEAR 968
24 IS SET TO CHANGE 961
25 IS SET TO RECEIVE 956
26 IS SET TO RISE 939
27 IS SET TO COME 916
28 IS SET TO HOST 914
29 IS SET TO JOIN 841
30 ARE SET TO BEGIN 798
31 ARE SET TO RELEASE 761
32 WAS SET TO BEGIN 752
33 WAS SET TO EXPIRE 752
34 IS SET TO STAR 725
35 IS SET TO BRING 724
36 IS SET TO USE 710
37 ARE SET TO MAKE 708
38 IS SET TO CLOSE 706
39 BE SET TO ZERO 669
40 IS SET TO FEATURE 630
41 IS SET TO ARRIVE 628
42 ARE SET TO PLAY 612
43 ARE SET TO OPEN 593
44 WAS SET TO TAKE 580
45 IS SET TO LEAVE 561
46 IS SET TO DROP 560
47 ARE SET TO BECOME 546
48 WAS SET TO GO 541
49 IS SET TO ANNOUNCE 540
50 ARE SET TO EXPIRE 538
51 IS SET TO KICK 525
52 IS SET TO EXPAND 521
53 IS SET TO DELIVER 509
54 IS SET TO PERFORM 503
55 IS SET TO FACE 501
56 ARE SET TO RETURN 500
57 IS SET TO SEE 473
58 ARE SET TO RISE 464
59 IS SET TO MEET 451
60 ARE SET TO INCREASE 438
61 IS SET TO END 423
62 ARE SET TO RECEIVE 421
63 IS SET TO MISS 421
64 IS SET TO MOVE
409
Between now and 2050,
when the global population is set to move from today’s 7.6 billion to tomorrow’s 9.8 billion people,
hundreds of millions of people will experience security, health and safety issues.
65 ARE SET TO GET 405
66 IS SET TO INCLUDE 401
67 ARE SET TO BENEFIT 396
68 ARE SET TO CONTINUE 394
69 IS SET TO REACH 392
70 ARE SET TO START 377
71 ARE SET TO MEET 373
72 IS SET TO SHOW 371
73 ARE SET TO LAUNCH 368
74 ARE SET TO FACE 367
75 ARE SET TO ZERO 349
76 IS SET TO GIVE 348
77 BE SET TO RUN 347
78 IS SET TO RETIRE 347
79 IS SET TO REMAIN 345
80 IS SET TO REPLACE 343
81 IS SET TO PROVIDE 339
82 BE SET TO USE 338
83 IS SET TO ALLOW 328
84 IS SET TO UNVEIL 328
85 WAS SET TO START 321
86 IS SET TO UNDERGO 320
87 IS SET TO HOLD 319
88 ARE SET TO APPEAR 311
89 WAS SET TO MAKE 310
90 IS SET TO INTRODUCE 304
91 IS SET TO CREATE 302
92 IS SET TO DOUBLE 299
93 IS SET TO DIRECT 296
94 IS SET TO FOLLOW 294
95 BE SET TO GO 293
96 ARE SET TO COME 293
97 IS SET TO COMPETE 293
98 ARE SET TO HIT 290
99 IS SET TO ENTER 289
100 BE SET TO ALLOW 286
B2 vocabulary:
expand, feature, host, launch, release