on/at the threshold

idiom

: at the beginning of something or very close to something (such as a new condition, an important discovery, etc.)

—usually + of

young people on the threshold of adulthood

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Isla Bella Beach Resort (Marathon, FL) is a luxurious beachfront hotel and spa based at the threshold of the iconic Seven Mile Bridge in the Florida Keys. —

Michael Goldstein, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024 Moreover, the poet makes Pheidippides into a romantic hero, cut down tragically on the threshold of adulthood. —

Miriam Kamil, JSTOR Daily, 20 Nov. 2024 Scott Rosenberg Oct 31, 2024 - Politics & Policy Election outcome has two different worlds for AI AI, like everything else in the U.S. on the threshold of a historic election, faces a fork in the road Tuesday. —

Scott Rosenberg, Axios, 19 Nov. 2024 As businesses stand at the threshold of a new era, where innovation and agility are crucial to organizational success, the employee satisfaction metric that seemed to rise to overnight fame is holding organizations back. —

Angelica Kopec, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for on/at the threshold

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