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

Knopf knew that when REED Charitable’s first wave of 82 gave their districts that same feedback, the tipping point would come. — Amy Drew Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 13 Aug. 2026

That tipping point came when organizations realized that scores, however carefully measured, did not reliably translate into the actions that would achieve key business outcomes. — Sid Banerjee, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026

At that tipping point, the only solution is for oil prices to surge, destroying enough demand for oil that the market can return to equilibrium. — David Goldman, CNN Money, 3 Aug. 2026

The Hurricanes hope his performance at Missouri is just the tipping point of what Wilson can provide a team. — Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 3 Aug. 2026

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