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
Tryggve-Swedish
JiŘÍ-Czech
Ennis['enis]
Armin['a:min]
Ofra-Hebrew
Simona-Italian, Czech, Slovak, Romanian, Lithuanian, Slovene, Bulgarian, Macedonian