on the point of

Idioms  

1. Also, at the point of. On the verge of, close to, as in I was on the point of leaving when the phone rang. The first term dates from the late 1200s, the second from the first half of the 1500s.

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on the point of

Cook argues that stamp duty is a simple tax because it's levied on the point of sale of a property and generates "upfront receipts" for the Treasury.

From BBC ● Jul. 10, 2026

After five straight weeks of losses as the Iran crisis began, the S&P 500 is now on the point of chalking up its sixth consecutive weekly gains.

From MarketWatch ● May 8, 2026

Mandera county along Kenya's borders with Ethiopia and Somalia has seen no rain since May and is now on the point of a full-blown water emergency.

From Barron's ● Jan. 27, 2026

Why hammer an audience over the head when they already are in on the point of the whole movie.

From Washington Times ● Nov. 1, 2023

They were on the point of killing the horrid creatures when Iris intervened, but the Trojans were driven away by them, and forced to put out to sea to escape them.

From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton

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