The quote refers to Lady Macbeth's conviction that king Duncan will not be alive the day after his stay at Lady Macbeth and her husband's home because she wants to help Macbeth murder him. Both Lady Macbeth and Macbeth agree that Duncan must be killed if Macbeth is to take the throne. He is the chief obstacle to Macbeth's biggest ambition. Both Macbeth and his wife are hungry for power and success, so Lady Macbeth wants to solidify her husband's desire to go after what he wants. She is his biggest support and will motivate him to summon enough courage in order to kill Duncan.
Lady Macbeth's conviction proves to be true because she does help Macbeth kill Duncan by motivating him verbally. Macbeth surrenders to his wife's insistence and his own ambition and kills Duncan. Afterwards, the murder is wrongly blamed on Duncan's children.
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