on the eve of

Idioms  

1. 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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Example Sentences

On the eve of her last show, Nichanian told the Business of Fashion website that no one at Hermes had said "you have to stop" but she had felt the need to step back due to the frenetic pace of the corporate business.

From Barron's

On the eve of this week's game in the bowels of the Stade Velodrome, he was asked about those memories.

From BBC

On the eve of an England one-day international, Harry Brook explained his actions from the eve of England's previous one-day international.

From BBC

Last year, on the eve of another scheduled trial, Rupert Murdoch's UK tabloid publisher NGN agreed to pay him "substantial damages" for privacy breaches, including phone hacking.

From Barron's

The rise in rates, which comes on the eve of an address by the president at Davos that is expected to deal with housing policy and other issues related to affordability, demonstrates how factors beyond the supply and demand for homes can change housing costs quickly.

From Barron's