brink
n. countable B2 Upper Intermediate US //ˈbɹɪŋk// UK //bɹˈɪŋk// brink
n. the point just before something important or dangerous happens. You use it to describe a moment of high tension or risk.
n. the edge of a precipice or the verge of a significant event, typically one involving danger or change. Almost exclusively used in the fixed prepositional phrase 'on the brink of'.
The company is on the brink of bankruptcy.
After weeks of silence, the two nations stood on the brink of war.
The fragile peace treaty held the region on the brink of renewed conflict, with both sides mobilizing troops along the border.