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Master ところ to describe three different stages of an action: just before it begins, while it is happening, and right after it ends.
Dictionary form + ところ describes a moment just before an action starts. It is useful when the speaker wants to show timing very precisely.
今から出かけるところです。
I am just about to go out now.
Dictionary form + ところ = just about to do.
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ちょうど電話をかけるところでした。
I was just about to make a phone call.
ところでした can describe a point just before the action started.
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