on the edge of
Just about reaching
On the edge of means at the point just before something happens or changes.
It usually signals imminence: She was on the edge of tears, The company is on the edge of bankruptcy.
The phrase can describe physical position at a boundary a cabin on the edge of the forest or a psychological state of barely contained intensity He's been on the edge of losing it all week.
- precipiceSteep rock face
- cuspPoint of transition
- vergeBorder or cusp
- brinkCritical boundary point
- fringeOutermost edge or margin
thin ice · threshold · breaking point · border · tipping point · point of no return · drop · anticipation · nervous breakdown · liminal space · hovering · moment of truth · jumping off · the unknown · about to · rim · turning point · suspense
on the edge ofin the middle of
Located centrally within
deep within · in the thick of · far from · nowhere near · surrounded by
on the edge offar from
At great distance from
nowhere near · beyond · over · finished with
on the edge ofon solid ground
edge, edges, edgy, onto, onward, edged, edging, on edge, thee