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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Even the action sequences would be crafted to mimic the passionate journey of two lovers on the cusp of an electric reconnection.
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Meredith Woerner, Variety, 4 May 2024
In his photographs of young gay men on the cusp of a plague, Stellar is a reminder that many gay men of his generation lived to make art, and their work, then as now, is a testament to a time, and a community.
—Erik Piepenburg, New York Times, 3 May 2024
Flash forward three years, and Mustapha is coming off back-to-back strong campaigns at Wake Forest and is on the cusp of his NFL dream.
—Mike Kaye, Charlotte Observer, 18 Apr. 2024
In Henry's first foray into the literary world, Natalie Cleary is on the cusp of the rest of her life.
—Julia Moore, Peoplemag, 12 Apr. 2024
These policies are especially important because the Middle East is on the cusp of developing a far more dangerous drug problem—a methamphetamine crisis.
—Vanda Felbab-Brown, Foreign Affairs, 11 Apr. 2024
But in 1993, Yo-Yo seemed to be on the cusp of shattering the glass ceiling.
—Liz Sanchez, Los Angeles Times, 11 Apr. 2024
After all, Martin had lowered the 110-meter hurdle record the past two weekends and Williams was on the cusp of breaking 10 minutes in the 3,200 meters.
—Steve Brand, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Apr. 2024
Mike Tyson on the cusp of fifty-eight is a marvel of self-reinvention: podcast host, thespian, weed dealer.
—Ben McGrath, The New Yorker, 6 Apr. 2024
Meredith Woerner, Variety, 4 May 2024
In his photographs of young gay men on the cusp of a plague, Stellar is a reminder that many gay men of his generation lived to make art, and their work, then as now, is a testament to a time, and a community.
—Erik Piepenburg, New York Times, 3 May 2024
Flash forward three years, and Mustapha is coming off back-to-back strong campaigns at Wake Forest and is on the cusp of his NFL dream.
—Mike Kaye, Charlotte Observer, 18 Apr. 2024
In Henry's first foray into the literary world, Natalie Cleary is on the cusp of the rest of her life.
—Julia Moore, Peoplemag, 12 Apr. 2024
These policies are especially important because the Middle East is on the cusp of developing a far more dangerous drug problem—a methamphetamine crisis.
—Vanda Felbab-Brown, Foreign Affairs, 11 Apr. 2024
But in 1993, Yo-Yo seemed to be on the cusp of shattering the glass ceiling.
—Liz Sanchez, Los Angeles Times, 11 Apr. 2024
After all, Martin had lowered the 110-meter hurdle record the past two weekends and Williams was on the cusp of breaking 10 minutes in the 3,200 meters.
—Steve Brand, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Apr. 2024
Mike Tyson on the cusp of fifty-eight is a marvel of self-reinvention: podcast host, thespian, weed dealer.
—Ben McGrath, The New Yorker, 6 Apr. 2024
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