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

Similarly, Propel Software pegged 2026 as the year that will mark the tipping point for connected intelligence. —Alexandra Harrell, Sourcing Journal, 21 Jan. 2026

Kyle Tucker’s $240-million signing is viewed by owners as a tipping point that could trigger a salary cap push in CBA negotiations this fall. —Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 21 Jan. 2026

Whether the new tariff threat and the situation in Greenland turn out to be the tipping point that finally triggers European unity and Europe’s rise as a geopolitical power remains to be seen. —Jim Edwards, Fortune, 19 Jan. 2026

The potassium cobalt arsenate material sits near a tipping point. —Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 18 Jan. 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