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doorstep
This term evokes a sense of immediate transition between the private sanctuary of a home and the public world outside. It carries a strong connotation of arrival, anticipation, or the exact point of delivery, often serving as a physical boundary where a visitor is greeted or a package is left.
When used figuratively, the word emphasizes extreme convenience or an imminent threat. To have something on one's doorstep suggests that a service or facility is so close that it requires almost no effort to access, while a danger on the doorstep implies an urgent, nearby risk that can no longer be ignored.
Meanings
Examples
The delivery driver left the package right on the doorstep.
I can't believe they just showed up on my doorstep without calling first.
She sat on the concrete doorstep and watched the rain fall.
The detective found a strange clue lying on the doorstep of the manor.
Opportunity has knocked on my doorstep at last.
Opportunity has knocked on my doorstep at last.
The old woman greeted every neighbor from her small wooden doorstep.
I wish I lived with a beach right on my doorstep.