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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Collins is perhaps on the cusp of challenging for a featherweight championship.
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Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 24 May 2025
The Hedges Inn—the beloved hotel housed in a 19th-century colonial home on the cusp of East Hampton Town—has found new stewards in Andrew and Sarah Wetenhall.
—Elise Taylor, Vogue, 23 May 2025
That year, Gallaudet was on the cusp of finally appointing a Deaf president for the first time in its 104-year history, but the non-Deaf board of trustees balked, choosing a hearing person over two Deaf candidates.
—John Hendrickson, The Atlantic, 23 May 2025
Jack Keane: Iran is 'on the cusp' of having a nuclear weapon
Fox News senior strategic analyst Jack Keane joins 'Fox & Friends' to discuss the status of negotiations with Iran over its nuclear program and the latest on a prisoner swap between Russia and Ukraine as the U.S. pushes for peace.
—Caitlin McFall, FOXNews.com, 23 May 2025
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Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 24 May 2025
The Hedges Inn—the beloved hotel housed in a 19th-century colonial home on the cusp of East Hampton Town—has found new stewards in Andrew and Sarah Wetenhall.
—Elise Taylor, Vogue, 23 May 2025
That year, Gallaudet was on the cusp of finally appointing a Deaf president for the first time in its 104-year history, but the non-Deaf board of trustees balked, choosing a hearing person over two Deaf candidates.
—John Hendrickson, The Atlantic, 23 May 2025
Jack Keane: Iran is 'on the cusp' of having a nuclear weapon
Fox News senior strategic analyst Jack Keane joins 'Fox & Friends' to discuss the status of negotiations with Iran over its nuclear program and the latest on a prisoner swap between Russia and Ukraine as the U.S. pushes for peace.
—Caitlin McFall, FOXNews.com, 23 May 2025
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“On the cusp.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/on%20the%20cusp. Accessed 3 Jun. 2025.
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