labor/belabor the point
idiom
: to repeat or stress something too much or too often
I don't want to labor/belabor the point, but I think I should mention again that we are running out of time.
Examples of labor/belabor the point in a Sentence
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Again, short and sweet, no need to belabor the point.
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Dan Stillman, Washington Post, 10 May 2023
Other books scattered across the stage, at one point lined up in a quasi-enclosure, belabor the point.
—Dallas News, 2 Apr. 2022
To belabor the point: U.S. Secretary of Labor Marty Walsh was in Cleveland on Monday promoting Democratic President Joe Biden’s economic agenda.
—cleveland, 26 Oct. 2021
Not to belabor the point, but that’s exactly the problem something like the California bill is trying to remedy.
—Helen Rosner, The New Yorker, 16 Sep. 2021
And so, rather than belabor the point, Belichick gave Newton his freedom to pursue other opportunities, Jones the chance to operate without looking over his shoulder and the rest of the team to move forward.
—Mike Jones, USA TODAY, 31 Aug. 2021
Jackson-Davis shuts it down Without wanting to belabor the point, Jackson-Davis’ performance dominated all other storylines Wednesday.
—Zach Osterman, The Indianapolis Star, 2 Dec. 2020
How vote count delays flattened expectations into uncertainty Not to belabor the point, but many states have been voting early and by mail for years (though some haven’t).
—Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 4 Nov. 2020
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Dan Stillman, Washington Post, 10 May 2023
Other books scattered across the stage, at one point lined up in a quasi-enclosure, belabor the point.
—Dallas News, 2 Apr. 2022
To belabor the point: U.S. Secretary of Labor Marty Walsh was in Cleveland on Monday promoting Democratic President Joe Biden’s economic agenda.
—cleveland, 26 Oct. 2021
Not to belabor the point, but that’s exactly the problem something like the California bill is trying to remedy.
—Helen Rosner, The New Yorker, 16 Sep. 2021
And so, rather than belabor the point, Belichick gave Newton his freedom to pursue other opportunities, Jones the chance to operate without looking over his shoulder and the rest of the team to move forward.
—Mike Jones, USA TODAY, 31 Aug. 2021
Jackson-Davis shuts it down Without wanting to belabor the point, Jackson-Davis’ performance dominated all other storylines Wednesday.
—Zach Osterman, The Indianapolis Star, 2 Dec. 2020
How vote count delays flattened expectations into uncertainty Not to belabor the point, but many states have been voting early and by mail for years (though some haven’t).
—Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 4 Nov. 2020
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“Labor/belabor the point.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/labor%2Fbelabor%20the%20point. Accessed 23 Jul. 2025.
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