on the edge of

phrase

: very close to (something)

a species on the edge of extinction

The company was teetering on the edge of disaster/bankruptcy.

He was on the edge of saying something when the phone rang.

Examples of on the edge of in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

There are also 870,000 borrowers with loans between 181 and 270 days late, on the edge of default, according to federal data. — Heather Hollingsworth, Fortune, 20 July 2026

Fortunata's guests dining alfresco had a postcard view of the basilica and the bustling piazza, where teenagers canoodled on the edge of a fountain. — Natalie B. Compton The Washington Post, Arkansas Online, 19 July 2026

The axes had traces of gold on the edge of them, suggesting this person worked with gold and probably other metals such as copper and bronze, Booth said. — Jack Guy, CNN Money, 17 July 2026

There are several other teams teetering on the edge of being sellers and for those teams, the next two weeks will determine their deadline course, making this season more challenging than most for front offices looking to make trades. — Jim Bowden, New York Times, 17 July 2026

Rhymes for on the edge of

• above
• foxglove
• hereof
• thereof
• whereof
• dove
• glove
• love
• shove
• hereinabove