be on the threshold ofbe on the threshold of (doing something)
to be likely to do something soon.
Finland's Conservatives were on the threshold of joining a coalition government.
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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.
be on the ˈthreshold of something
(formal) be at an important moment when something begins, changes or develops: The country seemed to be on the threshold of war.Now, on the threshold of a new career, he seems confident and happy.
The threshold is the floor or ground at the bottom of a doorway, considered as the entrance to a building or room.