point of no return
noun phrase
1
: the point in the flight of an aircraft beyond which the remaining fuel will be insufficient for a return to the starting point with the result that the craft must proceed
2
: a critical point at which turning back or reversal is not possible
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Matton reached a point of no return and had to make changes or pay the consequences.
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Brendan Quinn, New York Times, 16 May 2025
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Court is in session on Yellowjackets as the team officially approaches (another) point of no return.
—Glenn Garner, Deadline, 1 Mar. 2025
The damage ultimately reaches a point of no return, says Walters, who is trying to identify the precise tipping point.
—Katarina Zimmer, Smithsonian Magazine, 2 May 2025
Posey has operated from the safe distance of the Giants’ ownership board in 2022 and an advisory position before offering himself up to chairman of the board Greg Johnson when things reached the point of no return with his predecessor, analytics cruncher Farhan Zaidi.
—Jerry McDonald, Mercury News, 3 Apr. 2025
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Brendan Quinn, New York Times, 16 May 2025
This post contains details about the Yellowjackets, Season 3 episode ’12 Angry Girls and 1 Drunk Travis’
Court is in session on Yellowjackets as the team officially approaches (another) point of no return.
—Glenn Garner, Deadline, 1 Mar. 2025
The damage ultimately reaches a point of no return, says Walters, who is trying to identify the precise tipping point.
—Katarina Zimmer, Smithsonian Magazine, 2 May 2025
Posey has operated from the safe distance of the Giants’ ownership board in 2022 and an advisory position before offering himself up to chairman of the board Greg Johnson when things reached the point of no return with his predecessor, analytics cruncher Farhan Zaidi.
—Jerry McDonald, Mercury News, 3 Apr. 2025
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“Point of no return.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/point%20of%20no%20return. Accessed 9 Jun. 2025.
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