Today’s “Phrase of the Day” is “on the cusp of” and its meaning is “a (turning) point where something will change or transform from one state/condition to another; cusp means a point, (turning) point, verge, brink”.
Example Sentence: India, after half a century of keeping its higher education doors closed to foreigners, is on the cusp of opening itself to the world. The traditional orientation to swadeshi that has characterised much of Indian thinking, at least in higher education, is changing. The wide-ranging National Education Policy (NEP) 2020 promises higher education reforms in many areas, and internationalisation is prominent among them.
This phrase is present in The Hindu article A Harvard branch in India, prospects and challenges and click here to read it.
Courtesy: The Hindu
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