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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Suddenly, America is on the cusp of strengthening itself from the Heartland out.
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James Anderson, TIME, 15 May 2024
The show primarily takes place in Japan in the year 1997, on the cusp of Judgement Day, the pivotal moment when Skynet’s military A.I. network becomes self-aware leading to a decades-spanning war between an endless army of machines and the human survivors.
—Nick Romano, EW.com, 15 May 2024
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James Anderson, TIME, 15 May 2024
The show primarily takes place in Japan in the year 1997, on the cusp of Judgement Day, the pivotal moment when Skynet’s military A.I. network becomes self-aware leading to a decades-spanning war between an endless army of machines and the human survivors.
—Nick Romano, EW.com, 15 May 2024
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“On the cusp.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/on%20the%20cusp. Accessed 31 May. 2024.
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