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to the point en · ADP

Pronunciation

Meanings

  1. (idiomatic) Relevant or pertinent; succinct; specific. (The article "the" may be replaced by a possessive form denoting whose point is being acknowledged.)
    • Furthermore, to Alice's point, it would be best to get input from the marketing team before finalizing this.
    • But, more to the point, we should be asking whether this requirement is even necessary in the first place.
    • 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. 2015 July 2, Peter Bradshaw, “Amy review – a harrowing account of Winehouse's tragic destiny”, in The Guardian, →ISSN:
    • 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. 2024 January 10, Howard Johnston, “Launched for enthusiasts - now it's for everyone”, in RAIL, number 1000, page 29:
    • His letter was short and to the point.
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see to, point.
    • confident to the point of imperiousness

Antonyms

beside the point

Coordinates

to an extent · to a degree

Deriveds

get to the point

Relateds

up to a point

Synonyms

pithy · on point

Translations (20)

pl na tyle (literally) · pt certeiro (relevant or pertinent, succinct) · fr concis (relevant or pertinent, succinct) · fi ytimekäs (relevant or pertinent, succinct) · es encajar (relevant or pertinent, succinct) · pl do rzeczy (relevant or pertinent, succinct) · cs k věci (relevant or pertinent, succinct) · pl aż (literally) · es al grano (relevant or pertinent, succinct) · es (hacer) al caso (relevant or pertinent, succinct) · es (ser) del caso (relevant or pertinent, succinct) · es al/“hasta el” punto de/en (que) (literally) · ru по делу (relevant or pertinent, succinct) · es hasta/a tal punto que (literally) · fr direct (relevant or pertinent, succinct) · ru по существу (relevant or pertinent, succinct) · nl ter zake (relevant or pertinent, succinct) · gd pongail (relevant or pertinent, succinct) · es venir al caso/propósito (relevant or pertinent, succinct) · hu lényegre törő (relevant or pertinent, succinct)