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.
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By 1981, when Robinson joined, Apple had grown to 2,500 employees and was on the cusp of launching the Lisa and Macintosh, which would revolutionize user interfaces.
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Lydia Patrick, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 June 2025
California lawmakers are on the cusp of striking a last-minute deal to tie one of the year’s most ambitious and controversial housing bills to a new set of minimum wages for housing construction workers — a proposal that has thrown a wrench into budget negotiations just days before the deadline.
—Ben Christopher, Mercury News, 27 June 2025
That Ron Harper’s sons are on the cusp of similar careers as their dad was nothing out of the ordinary.
—Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 26 June 2025
Hope for consumers, however, is not an empty emotion, as the industry’s EV hierarchy is on the cusp of a major shuffling.
—Ed Garsten, Forbes.com, 26 June 2025
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Lydia Patrick, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 June 2025
California lawmakers are on the cusp of striking a last-minute deal to tie one of the year’s most ambitious and controversial housing bills to a new set of minimum wages for housing construction workers — a proposal that has thrown a wrench into budget negotiations just days before the deadline.
—Ben Christopher, Mercury News, 27 June 2025
That Ron Harper’s sons are on the cusp of similar careers as their dad was nothing out of the ordinary.
—Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 26 June 2025
Hope for consumers, however, is not an empty emotion, as the industry’s EV hierarchy is on the cusp of a major shuffling.
—Ed Garsten, Forbes.com, 26 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for on the cusp
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“On the cusp.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/on%20the%20cusp. Accessed 5 Jul. 2025.
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