on the edge of
idiom
: 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.
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This as Washington is on the edge of a government shutdown.
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ABC News, 28 Sep. 2025
With Sanchez and Turner remaining as the final two acts, audiences were on the edge of the seat to find out who would win the title of AGT champion.
—Joelle Goldstein, PEOPLE, 25 Sep. 2025
Perched on the edge of Avacha Bay in the Russian Far East, Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky is the capital of Kamchatka Krai and one of the world's most isolated major cities, accessible only by air or sea.
—Peter Aitken
amanda Castro, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Sep. 2025
As of Wednesday, Israeli tanks were stationed on the edge of Gaza City ahead of a ground operation into the city, according to eyewitnesses and satellite imagery.
—Hira Humayun, CNN Money, 17 Sep. 2025
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ABC News, 28 Sep. 2025
With Sanchez and Turner remaining as the final two acts, audiences were on the edge of the seat to find out who would win the title of AGT champion.
—Joelle Goldstein, PEOPLE, 25 Sep. 2025
Perched on the edge of Avacha Bay in the Russian Far East, Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky is the capital of Kamchatka Krai and one of the world's most isolated major cities, accessible only by air or sea.
—Peter Aitken
amanda Castro, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Sep. 2025
As of Wednesday, Israeli tanks were stationed on the edge of Gaza City ahead of a ground operation into the city, according to eyewitnesses and satellite imagery.
—Hira Humayun, CNN Money, 17 Sep. 2025
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“On the edge of.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/on%20the%20edge%20of. Accessed 1 Oct. 2025.
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