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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Kelce also is on the cusp of three other NFL playoff records. —

Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 14 Jan. 2025 The announcement comes as Kohl’s is on the cusp of changing leadership, with Michaels CEO Ashley Buchanan prepares to take over as Kohl’s CEO on Wednesday. —

Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 13 Jan. 2025 There are few experiences more exciting than catching a teenage artist on the cusp of renown, and this is the moment to savor the emergence of Skylar Tang. —

Andrew Gilbert, The Mercury News, 8 Jan. 2025 Out of other options, Rowan turns to her ex-boyfriend — geneticist Sam Larkin, who’s on the cusp of literally curing blindness(?!) — for an off-the-books testing of Lasher’s genetics. —

Andy Swift, TVLine, 5 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for on the cusp