come/get to the point

idiom

: to reach the main or most important idea of something that is said or written
It took several paragraphs for her to come/get to the point of her argument.

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The Jaguars planned for months to get to the point where Hunter was working interchangeably on both sides. Mark Long, Chicago Tribune, 5 Aug. 2025 Most of my job is to help people clear away the clutter and get to the point. Jay Sullivan, Forbes.com, 29 July 2025 Herzog's streamlined adaptation enables the director and her cast to get to the point quicker. Jim Higgins, jsonline.com, 8 July 2025 Once the two stars get to the point of no return, mass will shift from one white dwarf to the other. Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 4 Apr. 2025 Oldenburger shared in a January 5 Instagram video (@rachels.dogs) that helping Roxy get to the point of trusting humans again didn't happen overnight. Michael Gfoeller and David H. Rundell, Newsweek, 15 Jan. 2025 Will systems ever get to the point where trying to get all of the disparate pieces to sync isn’t an issue because systems are created with the aims of process mining at their center? Megan Poinski, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024 Now Warning Issued To All iPhone Users The Game Awards 2024 Live Winners List, And Game Of The Year Don’t let your employees get to the point where a dramatic change feels like the only option. Michael Hudson, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024 So then the answers must lie within the minds of the runners who have punished their bodies and minds to get to the point of achieving what many marathoners only dream: competing for Olympic hardware. Christopher Kamrani, The Athletic, 9 Aug. 2024

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“Come/get to the point.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/come%2Fget%20to%20the%20point. Accessed 19 Aug. 2025.

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