PREP
- across/over the ~
- He hesitated before stepping across the threshold
- on the ~
- She stood on the threshold, unsure whether to enter
ADJ
- high, low
- maximum, minimum
- critical
- earnings, tax
- boredom, pain
- She has an extremely low boredom threshold
VERB + THRESHOLD
- have
- reach
- The number of people with the disease is reaching a critical threshold
- cross, exceed
- set
- They earn wages below the decency threshold set by the EU
- raise
- lower
THRESHOLD + NOUN
- level, value
- Below a certain threshold level a person will not be able to detect sound
PREP
- above/below a/the ~
- Her wages are below the income tax threshold
