on/at the point of (doing something)
idiom
: at a time just before (doing something)
She was at the point of leaving when he asked her to dance.
The police are on the point of solving the case.
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The round trip air transportation element begins and ends at the point of departure.
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USA TODAY, 14 Jan. 2025
Though this white dwarf is virtually at the point of no return in terms of its proximity to the supermassive black hole, the MIT team doesn't think that this dead star will fall into the black hole anytime soon.
—Robert Lea, Space.com, 13 Jan. 2025
Sometimes the running backs had nowhere to go because the offensive line lost at the point of attack.
—Michael-Shawn Dugar, The Athletic, 8 Jan. 2025
By taxing oil and gas companies at the point of extraction, an ELT ensures that funds for well cleanup are collected upfront—before liabilities can be shifted or abandoned.
—Andrew Leahey, Forbes, 7 Jan. 2025
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USA TODAY, 14 Jan. 2025
Though this white dwarf is virtually at the point of no return in terms of its proximity to the supermassive black hole, the MIT team doesn't think that this dead star will fall into the black hole anytime soon.
—Robert Lea, Space.com, 13 Jan. 2025
Sometimes the running backs had nowhere to go because the offensive line lost at the point of attack.
—Michael-Shawn Dugar, The Athletic, 8 Jan. 2025
By taxing oil and gas companies at the point of extraction, an ELT ensures that funds for well cleanup are collected upfront—before liabilities can be shifted or abandoned.
—Andrew Leahey, Forbes, 7 Jan. 2025
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“On/at the point of (doing something).” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/on%2Fat%20the%20point%20of%20%28doing%20something%29. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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