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

Changing configuration with no external wiring The development depends on a quirk of physics called mechanical bifurcation, which is a sudden shift in structural behavior past a physical tipping point. — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 27 Aug. 2026

The Meta settlement, experts say, could be the tipping point that makes the push to get kids off screen more mainstream. — Rachel Hale, USA Today, 26 Aug. 2026

The Amazon rainforest, which stores massive amounts of carbon dioxide and helps regulate the climate, is also at risk of a tipping point. — Peter Prengaman, Fortune, 24 Aug. 2026

That third death was the tipping point in the case against Hyde, turning what could have been two coincidental deaths into a concerning pattern. — Dan Kelly august 22, Kansas City Star, 22 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