on the verge

English

Prepositional phrase

on the verge

Used other than with a figurative or idiomatic meaning: see on,‎ verge.
(followed by of) Almost at the beginning of.
He was finally on the verge of success.

Every time I thought he was on the verge of telling us, he decided to say something else instead.

Translations

almost at the beginning

Finnish: vähällä; see also: tekemäisillään (fi)
French: sur le point
German: kurz davor

Latin: (used a verb in perifrastic) ^{(please verify)} futurus sum
Russian: на гра́ни (na gráni) (+ genitive case)

See also

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