ON THE EVE OF Definition & Meaning

on the eve of

Just prior to, as in On the eve of the conference the main speaker backed out. This expression uses eve, literally “the night before,” more loosely. [Late 1700s]

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The report has been released on the eve of the world's first dad strike.

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On the eve of the referendum, students in Rome wrote a call to the polls on the cobbles of a city square.

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McIlroy's previous driver was ruled non-conforming on the eve of last month's US PGA Championship, with the Northern Irishman going on to finish 47th in North Carolina.

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CNN will broadcast the penultimate performance of “Good Night, and Good Luck” on the eve of the Tony Awards.

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"I consider them to constitute a systematic and deliberate attack on our homeland, its security, stability, and economy, especially on the eve of the holidays and the tourist season," Nawaf Salam said in a post on X.

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on the edge on the face of it

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