be on the threshold of (something)



be on the threshold of (something)

To be about to do something; to be about to happen. I can't believe that my little girl is actually on the threshold of marriage. I'm confident that our team is on the threshold of a major scientific breakthrough.
See also: of, on, threshold

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Uzziahə-ZIE-ə (English)Biblical
EeroE:-roFinnish
Jayashri-Indian, Marathi
Ilyaeel-YAHRussian
Varlaam-Russian
Joan (1)JONEnglish