tipping point

noun

: the critical point in a situation, process, or system beyond which a significant and often unstoppable effect or change takes place

Examples of tipping point in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

According to marine archaeologists, the structural integrity of the wreck is approaching a critical tipping point. —Jordan Runtagh, People.com, 6 July 2025

While the first couple of major offseason dominoes have toppled — with Desmond Bane getting traded to Orlando and Kevin Durant going to Houston — another major tipping point takes place Wednesday with the first round of the NBA draft. —Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 24 June 2025

For Pixar, that downturn hit a new tipping point with the debut of Elio over the June 20-22 weekend. —Pamela McClintock, HollywoodReporter, 24 June 2025

Some retirement experts see 50% participation as a retirement-savings tipping point. —Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 13 June 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1959, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for tipping point

• counterpoint
• disappoint
• multipoint
• needlepoint
• reappoint
• adjoint
• anoint
• appoint
• checkpoint
• conjoint
• disjoint
• endpoint