point in time
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3.3
- noun
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momento
- She made a crucial decision at a pivotal point in time in her career.
- different points in time
- single point in time
- one point in time
And I think that at some point in time, we'll get more funding.
- And I think that at some point in time, we'll get more funding.
- But they do at any point in time create deadweight loss.
- But as it turned out, at that point in time, they knew Vietnam was going down.
- You have to start at a fixed point in time, right?
- Those things can bring you back to any point in time like nothing else.
- And, you know, at that point in time, I was living in California.
- He said at at one point in time, you got to take a chance on you.
- Yes, because presumably there is an actual person here at some point in time, Doctor Sadler.
- There's a real clear anchor to that point in time.
- I'm walking home with him and it's a point in time where, like, my parents should be at work.
- And at that point in time, that's where the real restraint came in.
- What brought you to this point in time relative to this event that you're documenting?
- We were in Charleston, SC at that point in time and I take her back to Hazard, KY.
- I'm going to be sending something to you at some point in time.
- But at that point in time, people running record companies were also music fans.
- And at that point in time, things got really real.
Examples
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Sir, at this point in time, we cannot positively confirm the inbounds.
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And at that point in time, things got really real.
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You have to start at a fixed point in time, right?
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What were you going through at that point in time that had you so low?
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And I think that at some point in time, we'll get more funding.
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And, you know, at that point in time, I was living in California.
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Those things can bring you back to any point in time like nothing else.
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Everybody thinks of something at some point in time.
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All of the variables studied were measured at one point in time.
Academic text (1994) -
At this point in time, I wanna introduce you to my bookkeeper.
Synonyms
∞
2.0
A particular occasion when something happens or you feel it
∞
1.0
A very short time or a particular point in time
∞
1.0
A particular time or stage in a process
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6.6
A time when an important decision must be made
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a specific moment or period in time' is directly composed from the constituents 'point' (a specific position/stage) + 'in' (locative preposition) + 'time' (a moment or period). This noun‑phrase composition is a straightforward, cross‑linguistically common pattern, so a B1 learner who knows the parts will readily infer the MWE meaning.
Etymology
The phrase point in time comes from the simple image of a line that shows time with a small dot or point marking one exact time. So it means 'a specific moment or period in time'.