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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Now, after years of mostly unsuccessful efforts to eliminate windows from cabins, one luxury jet maker appears to be on the verge of doing just that.
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Mack Degeurin, Popular Science, 2 Oct. 2025
In episode 7, Amanda looks constantly on the verge of tears.
—Sam Reed, Glamour, 1 Oct. 2025
If things continue trending this way, Chiefs fans (and fantasy football managers) could be on the verge of seeing the best of Mahomes for the final three-fourths of this season.
—Jesse Newell, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2025
No one is seriously suggesting that either of these countries is on the verge of a sovereign debt crisis.
—Jim Edwards, Fortune, 30 Sep. 2025
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Mack Degeurin, Popular Science, 2 Oct. 2025
In episode 7, Amanda looks constantly on the verge of tears.
—Sam Reed, Glamour, 1 Oct. 2025
If things continue trending this way, Chiefs fans (and fantasy football managers) could be on the verge of seeing the best of Mahomes for the final three-fourths of this season.
—Jesse Newell, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2025
No one is seriously suggesting that either of these countries is on the verge of a sovereign debt crisis.
—Jim Edwards, Fortune, 30 Sep. 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 8 Oct. 2025.
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