on the cusp
idiom
: at the point when something is about to change to something else
She is on the cusp of being a star.
on the cusp between childhood and adolescence
I was born on the cusp between Leo and Virgo.
Examples of on the cusp in a Sentence
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Flash forward three years, and Mustapha is coming off back-to-back strong campaigns at Wake Forest and is on the cusp of his NFL dream.
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Mike Kaye, Charlotte Observer, 18 Apr. 2024
In Henry's first foray into the literary world, Natalie Cleary is on the cusp of the rest of her life.
—Julia Moore, Peoplemag, 12 Apr. 2024
These policies are especially important because the Middle East is on the cusp of developing a far more dangerous drug problem—a methamphetamine crisis.
—Vanda Felbab-Brown, Foreign Affairs, 11 Apr. 2024
But in 1993, Yo-Yo seemed to be on the cusp of shattering the glass ceiling.
—Liz Sanchez, Los Angeles Times, 11 Apr. 2024
After all, Martin had lowered the 110-meter hurdle record the past two weekends and Williams was on the cusp of breaking 10 minutes in the 3,200 meters.
—Steve Brand, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Apr. 2024
Mike Tyson on the cusp of fifty-eight is a marvel of self-reinvention: podcast host, thespian, weed dealer.
—Ben McGrath, The New Yorker, 6 Apr. 2024
Such was the thinking behind the Israeli-Saudi normalization agreement that was on the cusp of success just before October 7.
—Hussein Ibish, The Atlantic, 5 Apr. 2024
The smolts — the term for young salmon that are old enough to transition from freshwater to the salty ocean — had been on the cusp of freedom, ready for release in the hopes that hundreds of them would migrate to the Pacific and back to spawn.
—Bill Chappell, NPR, 4 Apr. 2024
Mike Kaye, Charlotte Observer, 18 Apr. 2024
In Henry's first foray into the literary world, Natalie Cleary is on the cusp of the rest of her life.
—Julia Moore, Peoplemag, 12 Apr. 2024
These policies are especially important because the Middle East is on the cusp of developing a far more dangerous drug problem—a methamphetamine crisis.
—Vanda Felbab-Brown, Foreign Affairs, 11 Apr. 2024
But in 1993, Yo-Yo seemed to be on the cusp of shattering the glass ceiling.
—Liz Sanchez, Los Angeles Times, 11 Apr. 2024
After all, Martin had lowered the 110-meter hurdle record the past two weekends and Williams was on the cusp of breaking 10 minutes in the 3,200 meters.
—Steve Brand, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Apr. 2024
Mike Tyson on the cusp of fifty-eight is a marvel of self-reinvention: podcast host, thespian, weed dealer.
—Ben McGrath, The New Yorker, 6 Apr. 2024
Such was the thinking behind the Israeli-Saudi normalization agreement that was on the cusp of success just before October 7.
—Hussein Ibish, The Atlantic, 5 Apr. 2024
The smolts — the term for young salmon that are old enough to transition from freshwater to the salty ocean — had been on the cusp of freedom, ready for release in the hopes that hundreds of them would migrate to the Pacific and back to spawn.
—Bill Chappell, NPR, 4 Apr. 2024
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“On the cusp.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/on%20the%20cusp. Accessed 3 May. 2024.
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