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.
Examples of on the cusp in a Sentence
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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
After decades of demonization and criminalization, psychedelic drugs are on the cusp of entering mainstream psychiatry, with U.S. combat veterans leading the lobbying effort.
—Ernesto Londoño Meridith Kohut, New York Times, 12 May 2024
As cars and trucks get smarter and more connected, the humble lights that have controlled the flow of traffic for more than a century could also be on the cusp of a major transformation.
—Jeff McMurray, Fortune, 11 May 2024
Even the action sequences would be crafted to mimic the passionate journey of two lovers on the cusp of an electric reconnection.
—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
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
After decades of demonization and criminalization, psychedelic drugs are on the cusp of entering mainstream psychiatry, with U.S. combat veterans leading the lobbying effort.
—Ernesto Londoño Meridith Kohut, New York Times, 12 May 2024
As cars and trucks get smarter and more connected, the humble lights that have controlled the flow of traffic for more than a century could also be on the cusp of a major transformation.
—Jeff McMurray, Fortune, 11 May 2024
Even the action sequences would be crafted to mimic the passionate journey of two lovers on the cusp of an electric reconnection.
—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
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