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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His fastball has him on the cusp of realizing his big-league dream.
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Chuck Murr, Forbes.com, 19 June 2025
Israel may be on the cusp of ending an Iranian nuclear threat that has bedeviled it and the West for decades now.
—The Editors, National Review, 18 June 2025
After promising an end to entanglements that have bedeviled Trump’s predecessors, Trump now seems on the cusp of joining the fray in a region where 40,000 Americans are deployed and there are scant off-ramps.
—Philip Elliott, Time, 17 June 2025
In addition to celebrating Blackstone’s 25th anniversary of European operations this week, the 78-year-old Schwarzman is on the cusp of tipping Warren Buffett to the mantle of the longest-running, still-serving Fortune 500 CEO, once the Berkshire Hathaway boss steps down at the end of the year.
—Preston Fore, Fortune, 17 June 2025
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Chuck Murr, Forbes.com, 19 June 2025
Israel may be on the cusp of ending an Iranian nuclear threat that has bedeviled it and the West for decades now.
—The Editors, National Review, 18 June 2025
After promising an end to entanglements that have bedeviled Trump’s predecessors, Trump now seems on the cusp of joining the fray in a region where 40,000 Americans are deployed and there are scant off-ramps.
—Philip Elliott, Time, 17 June 2025
In addition to celebrating Blackstone’s 25th anniversary of European operations this week, the 78-year-old Schwarzman is on the cusp of tipping Warren Buffett to the mantle of the longest-running, still-serving Fortune 500 CEO, once the Berkshire Hathaway boss steps down at the end of the year.
—Preston Fore, Fortune, 17 June 2025
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“On the cusp.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/on%20the%20cusp. Accessed 1 Jul. 2025.
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