to be exact

idiom

—used to indicate that a statement is accurate and specific

that afternoon, June 22, to be exact

They had many children—seven, to be exact.

He came a long way—from Nome, Alaska, to be exact—to attend the wedding.

Examples of to be exact in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The limited six-month engagement of the ABBA musical marks the return of one of Broadway’s longest-running shows (the ninth-longest, to be exact). —Greg Evans, Deadline, 5 Aug. 2025

Nearly half the apartments — 1,156 to be exact — will qualify as affordable workforce housing. —Susannah Bryan, Sun Sentinel, 3 Aug. 2025

The Blueprint for Maryland’s Future’s Accountability and Implementation Board will fail to improve student success and teacher retention until everyone takes a look back at what actually worked and stop spending countless dollars on educational failures — 15 years worth to be exact. —Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 1 Aug. 2025

The thought of retirement has lingered in Morton’s head for a long time now, five years to be exact. —Said Bravo, CNN Money, 18 July 2025

Rhymes for to be exact

• overreact
• abstract
• attacked
• attract
• contact
• contract
• detract
• distract
• enact
• extract
• hijacked
• impact