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point
noun (TIME/PLACE) /pɔɪnt/Definition
B2 [C] a particular time or stage reached in a process: At that point, a soldier opened fire on the car. I was completely lost at one point. [+ question word] It was so confusing that eventually it got to the point where no one knew what was going on. I said I'd tell her the bad news, but when it came to the point (= when I had to do it), I couldn't.Points in timeStages and phases › [C] a particular place: the point where the road bends This is a good point from which to watch the race.Places and locationsUnpleasant places boiling, melting, freezing, etc. point › the temperature at which a substance boils, melts, freezes, etc.Measurements of temperature
(Definition of point noun (TIME/PLACE) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- (in) midstream idiom
- anytime adverb
- as and when idiom
- downstream adverb, adjective
- during preposition (AT SOME TIME IN)
- hour noun
- immediately conjunction
- juncture noun
- later adjective (IN THE FUTURE)
- later adverb
- midway adverb
- moment noun (OCCASION)
- occasion noun
- once adverb (ONE TIME)
- one number, determiner (PARTICULAR OCCASION)
- time noun (OCCASION)
- time noun (PARTICULAR POINT)
- time noun (SUITABLE POINT)
- under the wire idiom
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