at that point

Idioms  

1. Also, at that point in time. Then, as in At that point we had finished the first batch of cookies and begun the second. This phrase refers to a particular time when an event or circumstance occurred, as opposed to “now” (see at this point). [Second half of 1900s]

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at that point

“It was pretty amazing, considering I’d been over three years at that point on the other protocol and had never gotten there,” said Moore, a Whately, Mass., small-business owner.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026

However, at that point, Fernandes was playing in the deeper midfield role Ruben Amorim preferred.

From BBC ● Oct. 13, 2026

“When you’re at that point, you’re willing to consider things that are unproven.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026

"Even parents who feel they couldn't look after a child at that point find it particularly brutal that they're going to have no contact, or very little contact, with that child until they're 18."

From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2026

I’d thought about her smiles for eight months at that point.

From "Ask the Passengers" by A.S. King

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