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twilight years
Fig. the last years before death. In his twilight years, he became more mellow and stopped yelling at people.
the twilight zone
the area where one thing ends and another begins, especially when it is not clear exactly where or when this happens (often + between ) She'd been unconscious ever since she fell, trapped in the twilight zone between life and death.