| 单词 | thesaurus/on-the-verge-of |
| 释义 | Thesaurus: synonyms and antonyms ofon the verge ofin Englishon the verge ofThesaurus>not completely>on the verge of These are words and phrases related toon the verge of. Click on any word or phrase to go to its thesaurus page. Or,go to the definition of on the verge of. NOT COMPLETELYScientists are on the verge of finding a cure. Synonyms and examples almost We need to hurry up - it's almost time to go. nearly It's nearly midnight. near He was near tears(= almost crying). about Are you about ready to leave? all but The concert was all but over by the time we arrived. well-nigh It was well-nigh impossible to get a person on the phone these days. practically The builders said it is practically impossible to do the work that quickly. virtually The laws around this have remained virtually unchanged for hundreds of years. come within an inch of She slipped down the mountainside and came within an inch of dying. come within a whisker ofmainlyUK He spoke in support of the strike and came within a whisker of being fired. as good as The contract is as good as signed. Compare just She just got there in time. Go to the thesaurus article about these synonyms and antonyms ofon the verge of. Learn moreWhen you aremaking progress towards something but have not completely reached it yet, you have almost done or achieved it. |
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