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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And like Bali 50 years ago, Siargao is on the cusp of change. —

Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 27 Oct. 2024 Today, Iran is believed to be on the cusp of being able to produce a nuclear weapon. —

Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 14 Oct. 2024 The burning question, on the cusp of Wembanyama’s second NBA season: Figuratively speaking, how much more can a 7-foot-3 alien-slash-unicorn grow? —

Jeff McDonald, San Antonio Express-News, 28 Sep. 2024 However, on the cusp of her seventies, Smith was cast in what would become her most enduring and visible role: Professor Minerva McGonagall, the deputy headmistress of Hogwarts, in the massively successful Harry Potter franchise. —

Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 27 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for on the cusp