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
Tyson['taisən]
Cynefrith-Anglo-Saxon (Latinized)
Bettina (1)be-TEE-nahGerman
&Aelig;Thelno&Eth;-Anglo-Saxon
Melissa[mə'lisə]
Malkhazi-Georgian