on the verge of
idiom
: at the point when (something) is about to happen or is very likely to happen
The company was on the verge of going bankrupt.
The child was on the verge of tears.
We were on the verge of divorce.
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After San Francisco marched down the field on a methodical scoring drive to open the game, Carolina quarterback Bryce Young had the Panthers on the verge of a touchdown to match.
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Evan Webeck, Mercury News, 25 Nov. 2025
The problem was even more pronounced in parts of the South and Appalachia, where one in 12 households was already in collections or on the verge of it.
—Mary Cunningham, CBS News, 25 Nov. 2025
Their utopia is located so high in the heavens or deep in the past that the entire project always seems on the verge of collapse for lack of a solid foundation.
—George Packer, The Atlantic, 24 Nov. 2025
Miami Heat guard Tyler Herro is on the verge of making his season debut, but the Heat is now dealing with a new injury issue.
—Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 24 Nov. 2025
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Evan Webeck, Mercury News, 25 Nov. 2025
The problem was even more pronounced in parts of the South and Appalachia, where one in 12 households was already in collections or on the verge of it.
—Mary Cunningham, CBS News, 25 Nov. 2025
Their utopia is located so high in the heavens or deep in the past that the entire project always seems on the verge of collapse for lack of a solid foundation.
—George Packer, The Atlantic, 24 Nov. 2025
Miami Heat guard Tyler Herro is on the verge of making his season debut, but the Heat is now dealing with a new injury issue.
—Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 24 Nov. 2025
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“On the verge of.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/on%20the%20verge%20of. Accessed 1 Dec. 2025.
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