à point
Americanadverb
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just in time.
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(of cooking) to a turn; perfectly.
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(of meat) cooked medium.
Example Sentences
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Indignant that her filet de bœuf is not à point as requested, but most definitely saignant.
From Salon • Aug. 30, 2022
The cook, placed upon her mettle, served a delicious repast—a luscious tenderloin broiled à point.
From "The Awakening" by Kate Chopin
There is an old French proverb which says, Tout vient à point à qui sait attendre, and this may be roughly interpreted, “Everything comes to the man who waits.”
From Fitz the Filibuster by Piffard, Harold
Then she sticks on a dead-centre, à point du mort, as the French mécaniciens say, and George rushes to open the intermediate valve, kicking open the water-service cock as he goes past it.
From An Ocean Tramp by McFee, William
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