(on|at) the point of {sth} - Definition & Meaning | VisualLang Dictionary

(on|at) the point of {sth}

at the moment of almost doing or achieving somethingat the moment of almost doing or achieving something

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As we were on the point of giving up hope, a letter arrived.
He was on the point of saying something when the phone rang.
She looked on the point of tears.

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(on|at) the point of {sth}

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at the moment of almost doing or achieving something

As we were on the point of giving up hope, a letter arrived.
He was on the point of saying something when the phone rang.
She looked on the point of tears.
She was at the point of leaving when he asked her to dance.
She was so tired that she was on the point of collapse.