Definition of on the cusp
: 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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“On the cusp.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/on%20the%20cusp. Accessed 9 Dec. 2021.
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