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at the point of

at the point of is the alternative form of on the point of.

Meaning of on the point of

Preposition

on the point of

  1. (idiomatic) Very near to; ready to; just about to; such that something is imminent.
    • The old building seemed to be on the point of collapse.

Questions about at the point of

What is at the point of the alternative form of?
At the point of is the alternative form of on the point of.

Words near at the point of in the dictionary

  1. at the money
  2. at the most
  3. at the nick of time
  4. at the outset
  5. at the outside
  6. at the point of
  7. at the races
  8. at the ready
  9. at the receiving end
  10. at the risk of
  11. at the same time

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Adapted from Wiktionary: at the point of (page history and authors); on the point of (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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