cusping
On the edge
Cusping describes something on the verge of transition—at the edge between two states or categories.
Someone cusping on adulthood stands at the threshold between adolescence and maturity.
In astrology, a person born cusping between two zodiac signs falls near the boundary where one ends and another begins: She was born cusping between Aries and Taurus.
Border or cusp
- brinkCritical boundary point
- edgeBoundary or sharpness
- precipiceSteep rock face
- tipping pointThreshold triggering major change
point of no return · critical point · watershed · inflection point · boundary · crossroads · juncture · borderline
First light emerging
- nascentBeginning to develop
- buddingDeveloping from an outgrowth
- sproutingSeeds beginning growth
- germinatingStarting to grow
unfolding · incipient · fledgling · beginning · embryonic · burgeoning · arising · developing
Changing position or form
- changingBecoming something else
- evolvingChanging gradually over time
- transformingChanging form entirely
- morphingSeamless visual transformation process
converting · flux · in-between · liminal · bridging · crossing over · phasing · oscillating
Reaching the highest point
- culminatingReaching the highest point
- crestingReaching the peak
- topping outReaching highest point
- ascendingMoving upward
verge
Border or cusp
tipping point · point of no return · critical point · watershed · inflection point · boundary · crossroads · juncture · borderline · dividing line
dawning
First light emerging
germinating · unfolding · incipient · fledgling · beginning · embryonic · burgeoning · arising · developing · forming
shifting
Changing position or form
- changingBecoming something else
- evolvingChanging gradually over time
- transformingChanging form entirely
morphing · converting · flux · in-between · liminal · bridging · crossing over · phasing · oscillating
climaxing
Reaching the highest point
- culminatingReaching the highest point
- crestingReaching the peak
- topping outReaching highest point
cuspingestablished
Formally set up
settled · entrenched · embedded · ensconced · firmly established