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.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Domitia	-	Ancient Roman
Bandi	-	Hungarian
Wemba	-	Anglo-Saxon (Rare)
Nerio	-	Italian
ZÉ	ZE	Portuguese
Judite	zhoo-DEE-tə (Portuguese), zhoo-JEE-chə (Brazilian Portuguese)	Portuguese