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be on the threshold of

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be on the threshold of doing something

to be likely to do something soon Finland's Conservatives were on the threshold of joining a coalition government.

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be on the threshold of something

if someone or something is on the threshold of a situation, that situation is likely to happen soon He was on the threshold of a great career.

See also: of, on, threshold