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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Mayor Kevin McCarty will be asking Sacramento voters in the coming year to assist first-time homebuyers, renters on the verge of homelessness and fund his tiny home initiative.
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Mathew Miranda, Sacbee.com, 20 Oct. 2025
But the tiny South American nation of Suriname is on the verge of doing just that.
—Arick Wierson, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Oct. 2025
Sources have confirmed that Mubi was on the verge of completing a streaming deal for the movie over the summer but that things suddenly went quiet.
—Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 17 Oct. 2025
Lionel Messi, who has won just about everything there is to win in soccer, is on the verge of adding the MLS Golden Boot trophy to his collection.
—Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 17 Oct. 2025
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Mathew Miranda, Sacbee.com, 20 Oct. 2025
But the tiny South American nation of Suriname is on the verge of doing just that.
—Arick Wierson, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Oct. 2025
Sources have confirmed that Mubi was on the verge of completing a streaming deal for the movie over the summer but that things suddenly went quiet.
—Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 17 Oct. 2025
Lionel Messi, who has won just about everything there is to win in soccer, is on the verge of adding the MLS Golden Boot trophy to his collection.
—Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 17 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for on the verge of
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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 27 Oct. 2025.
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