Meaning of to the point | Babel Free

Definitions

1. Relevant or pertinent; succinct; specific. (The article "the" may be replaced by a possessive form denoting whose point is being acknowledged.)
   idiomatic
2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see to, point.

Equivalents

Examples

“His letter was short and to the point⟳.”

“But, more to the point⟳, we should be asking whether this requirement is even necessary in the first place⟳.”

“Furthermore, to Alice's point⟳, it would be best to get⟳ input from the marketing team before finalizing this.”

“Jonathan Ross is shown congratulating her on being “common” and his identifying the elephant in the room is to the point⟳, although the film doesn’t press⟳ the point⟳ of how that voice just surged up.”

“Going for broke, the BRB said that Edinburgh-Aberdeen and Hull-Doncaster-Leeds should be considered [for electrification], along with Plymouth-Penzance and Crewe-Holyhead, all to be in place⟳ by 2001. Norman Fowler's reply⟳ was short and to the point⟳: Sorry, no.”

“confident to the point⟳ of imperiousness”

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