At a crossroads means facing an important choice that will decide where your life, career or project goes next. Stay in the city or move, expand the club or close it: that's a crossroads. Literally, a crossroads is a place where two roads cross, and despite the -s, the word can be singular: a crossroads.
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be at a crossroads; at a crossroads in a career / life
- After finishing her degree, she was at a crossroads in her career.
- The club is at a crossroads: expand or remain a small local group.
- I'm at a crossroads and need to decide whether to stay in this city.
What changed
First versionI'm on a crossroads in my career.
RevisionI'm at a crossroads in my career.
We say on the road and on the way, so on seems right for a crossroads too. But the idiom uses at, like at a turning point or at a difficult stage: at a crossroads. On was replaced with at.
A turning point is a moment of change that has already happened: Moving abroad was a turning point. At a crossroads means the choice is still ahead. On the fence means unable to decide between options: I'm still on the fence about the job.
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Complete the idiom: The organisation is ___ a crossroads and must choose between expansion and closure.
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at — The idiom is at a crossroads. On is suggested by on the road, but it doesn't work here.
Write about a moment when you had to choose between two paths in study, work or life.
I'm at a crossroads: I can accept a job nearby or study abroad for another year.
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