to the point
Idioms-
Relevant, concerning the matter at hand, as in Her remarks were brief and to the point , or He rambled on and on, never speaking to the point . [Early 1800s] For an antonym, see beside the point .
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Concerning the important or essential issue, as in More to the point, she hasn't any money . This usage is often put as , meaning “address the important issue.” For example, Please come to the point; we haven't much time , or Do you suppose he'll ever get to the point of all this? [Late 1300s]
Example Sentences
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After years of certainty, I’m no longer sure that true love is someone who knows you to the point of an echo.
From Salon ● Sep. 28, 2026
More to the point, the president had posted a video of himself speaking to the camera to make the announcement.
From Slate ● Sep. 22, 2026
"I go back to the point I made about cost-of-living pressures and acting to secure the interests of Britain and the wider region," he said.
From BBC ● Sep. 21, 2026
“We’re getting to the point where my solutions are starting to disappear,” she said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026
Language and music are intertwined to the point where there is evidence of a connection in the brain between phonemic sound discrimination and musical sound discrimination.
From "Music and the Child" by Natalie Sarrazin
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