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at some point

at some point prepositional phrase: sometime; at an indefinite time.

Prepositional phrase

  1. Sometime; at an indefinite time.
    • ‘Got summat fer yeh here – I mighta sat on it at some point, but it’ll taste all right.’1997 June 26, J. K. Rowling [pseudonym; Joanne Rowling], chapter IV, in Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone (Harry Potter; 1), London: Bloomsbury Publishing, →ISBN
    • Astonished scientists conducted a drilling program, and a decade later confirmed that the layers of salts and other evaporites could mean only one thing: at some point the Mediterranean Sea had dried out.2018, Tim Flannery, Europe: A Natural History, page 129

Synonyms of at some point

Questions about at some point

What does at some point mean?
At some point means sometime; at an indefinite time.
What part of speech is at some point?
At some point is a prepositional phrase.

Words near at some point in the dictionary

  1. at sight
  2. at sign
  3. at signs
  4. at six and seven
  5. at sixes and sevens
  6. at some point
  7. at someone's disposal
  8. at someone's door
  9. at someone's elbow
  10. at someone's heels
  11. at someone's service

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