A320
Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Conflict Ground Conflict; Critical
Human Factors
Taxiing for takeoff at PHX runway 7L on E taxiway. As we became number one for takeoff we were proceeding past E4 taxiway to turn left on E3 taxiway to hold short for takeoff instructions. As we were crossing over the E3 threshold tower told us to stop to let another aircraft go ahead of us. I figure it was an aircraft behind us because the nose of my aircraft was half way through the E3 taxiway. Then I saw an aircraft on D taxiway making the left turn from D to D1 to E3 right in front of us at a high rate of speed. I told my First Officer (FO) I think he may clip our nose with his wing tip. My FO said his right main wheels were so close to the taxi way lights that he thought he was going to take them out. The wing tip of the aircraft missed us by 5 feet. After they had passed the tower called thanked us for stopping and apologized for the late call for stopping.They should have stopped and said they could not get through because we were blocking the taxiway. Had they hit us it would have damaged the aircraft.
A320 Captain reported another aircraft passed very close to the front of the aircraft while holding at a taxiway intersection.