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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Paramount is currently rated at BB+ by S&P Global Ratings, one level below investment grade, and BBB- by Fitch Ratings, which is on the cusp of junk.
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Aaron Weinman, Fortune, 9 Dec. 2025
For a decade after its discovery, CRISPR gene editing was stuck on the cusp of transforming medicine.
—Nancy Walecki, The Atlantic, 8 Dec. 2025
Comcast is in the midst of its own strategic restructuring, on the cusp of spinning off its cable networks and some digital assets into a new public company called Versant.
—Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 8 Dec. 2025
Curtis now becomes the most prominent recruit in Vanderbilt history, and his decision comes just days after head coach Clark Lea signed a major long-term extension with the program, which recently resurged and is potentially on the cusp of a College Football Playoff berth.
—Cole Sullivan, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Dec. 2025
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Aaron Weinman, Fortune, 9 Dec. 2025
For a decade after its discovery, CRISPR gene editing was stuck on the cusp of transforming medicine.
—Nancy Walecki, The Atlantic, 8 Dec. 2025
Comcast is in the midst of its own strategic restructuring, on the cusp of spinning off its cable networks and some digital assets into a new public company called Versant.
—Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 8 Dec. 2025
Curtis now becomes the most prominent recruit in Vanderbilt history, and his decision comes just days after head coach Clark Lea signed a major long-term extension with the program, which recently resurged and is potentially on the cusp of a College Football Playoff berth.
—Cole Sullivan, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Dec. 2025
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“On the cusp.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/on%20the%20cusp. Accessed 15 Dec. 2025.
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