Definitions

on edge

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tense adj.
feeling anxious adv.

ADJECTIVE

tense

Synonyms

WEAK

agitated anxious apprehensive beside oneself bundle of nerves edgy excited fidgety high-strung hyper impatient in a tizzy jittery jumpy nerve-racking nervous nervous wreck overanxious restless stressful unnerved uptight wired worried wound-up

ADVERB

feeling anxious

Synonyms

WEAK

anxious edgy fidgety high-strung hyper impatient in suspense jittery jumpy nail-biting nerves on edge nervous skittish uneasy wired

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on edge

The majority-black city has been left on edge.

From BBC ● Sep. 9, 2026

Which means everyone is on edge about how this will go.

From Slate ● Sep. 8, 2026

Even before the summer rush, nerves were on edge; a January 4 breakdown in the communication system linking air traffic controllers and aircraft had laid bare a glaring weakness.

From Barron's ● Aug. 23, 2026

In Arcadia, the situation has put residents on edge.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 22, 2026

We all were on edge, even John a little, after more than three days without food.

From "Adrift" by Paul Griffin

on edge

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