on/at the threshold

idiom

: at the beginning of something or very close to something (such as a new condition, an important discovery, etc.)
usually + of
young people on the threshold of adulthood

Examples of on/at the threshold in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web North Korea has built and tested nuclear weapons, and Iran is on the threshold of being able to build them. Gregory L. Schulte, Foreign Affairs, 1 July 2010 Eligibility was based on the threshold for free and reduced lunch, limiting it to families making about $40,000. Grace Salata, Cooper Vandriessche, and Taylore Williams, The Indianapolis Star, 4 Sep. 2024 The sound is understated yet evocative, as Tinashe keeps lingering on the threshold between impulsive erotic craving and full-immersion all-in romance. Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 15 Aug. 2024 Social Security taxes are capped for the richest Americans Recent debates over Social Security financing often focus on the threshold at which American workers no longer pay that 6.2 percent tax on their wages, which is currently $168,600 in annual income. Julie Zauzmer Weil, Washington Post, 19 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for on/at the threshold 

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“On/at the threshold.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/on%2Fat%20the%20threshold. Accessed 1 Nov. 2024.

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