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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The Bridgewater Associates founder said in an interview at the World Governments Summit in Dubai on Tuesday the world is on the cusp of widespread conflict where—instead of ammunition—countries attack each other through the means of controlling the flow of money, such as leveraging debt ownership. —

Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 4 Feb. 2026 Tedesco said last year’s team was on the cusp of Little League World Series contention, and expects this year’s team to be better. —

Sam Blum, New York Times, 4 Feb. 2026 The high-pedigree veteran will now join – and hopefully jolt – a rapidly aging roster with a social security-eligible GM, a captain on the cusp of retirement and 35-and-over players at the top of each layer of its lineup. —

Andrew Knoll, Daily News, 4 Feb. 2026 The world’s richest sports league is on the cusp of surpassing $25 billion in revenue, a goal set by commissioner Roger Goodell in 2010. —

Scott Soshnick, Sportico.com, 3 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for on the cusp