on the verge of
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: at the point when (something) is about to happen or is very likely to happen
The company was on the verge of going bankrupt.
The child was on the verge of tears.
We were on the verge of divorce.
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Today, the couple is on the verge of opening their third location, with ambitions of expanding beyond Los Angeles.
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Rachel Ringler, Sun Sentinel, 1 Apr. 2025
Five years ago, Miami Beach entrepreneur Kathia Joseph was on the verge of closing her first restaurant.
—Michael Butler, Miami Herald, 31 Mar. 2025
Following Gabriel Moreno’s single, Pressly was on the verge of competing the save by striking out Jake McCarthy and forcing Geraldo Perdomo to pop out when a five-pitch walk to Ketel Marte brought Carroll to the plate.
—Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 30 Mar. 2025
One of the things Hardy does best — one of the things that made his performance in the Venom films so much better than the Venom films themselves — is play a man who isn’t wholly comfortable in his own skin and always seems on the verge of ripping off his own flesh to reveal what’s underneath.
—Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 28 Mar. 2025
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Rachel Ringler, Sun Sentinel, 1 Apr. 2025
Five years ago, Miami Beach entrepreneur Kathia Joseph was on the verge of closing her first restaurant.
—Michael Butler, Miami Herald, 31 Mar. 2025
Following Gabriel Moreno’s single, Pressly was on the verge of competing the save by striking out Jake McCarthy and forcing Geraldo Perdomo to pop out when a five-pitch walk to Ketel Marte brought Carroll to the plate.
—Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 30 Mar. 2025
One of the things Hardy does best — one of the things that made his performance in the Venom films so much better than the Venom films themselves — is play a man who isn’t wholly comfortable in his own skin and always seems on the verge of ripping off his own flesh to reveal what’s underneath.
—Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 28 Mar. 2025
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“On the verge of.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/on%20the%20verge%20of. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.
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