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point in time
Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | point in time - an instant of time; "at that point I had to leave"pointquantity, measure, amount - how much there is or how many there are of something that you can quantifydistance - a remote point in time; "if that happens it will be at some distance in the future"; "at a distance of ten years he had forgotten many of the details"particular date, date - a particular but unspecified point in time; "they hoped to get together at an early date"deadline - the point in time at which something must be completedarrival time, time of arrival - the time at which a public conveyance is scheduled to arrive at a given destinationdeparture time, time of departure - the time at which a public conveyance is scheduled to depart from a given point of originmidterm - middle of an academic term or a political term in officefull term, term - the end of gestation or point at which birth is imminent; "a healthy baby born at full term"midterm - the middle of the gestation periodmoment, instant, minute, second - a particular point in time; "the moment he arrived the party began"run-time - the time at which a (software or multimedia) program is runcommencement, get-go, offset, outset, showtime, starting time, beginning, start, kickoff, first - the time at which something is supposed to begin; "they got an early start"; "she knew from the get-go that he was the man for her"middle - time between the beginning and the end of a temporal period; "the middle of the war"; "rain during the middle of April"end, ending - the point in time at which something ends; "the end of the year"; "the ending of warranty period"phase angle, phase - a particular point in the time of a cycle; measured from some arbitrary zero and expressed as an angleshow time - the point in time at which an entertainment (a movie or television show etc.) is scheduled to beginthen - that time; that moment; "we will arrive before then"; "we were friends from then on" |
point in time
point in timeA specific or particular moment or period in time. We don't have all the details, but, at this point in time, it seems that the suspect acted alone. There has never been a point in time more rigorously studied by academics than these five years. At no point in time have I ever accepted bribes.See also: point, timepoint in timeA particular moment, as in At no point in time had they decided to leave the country, or The exact point in time when he died has not been determined. Critics say this usage is wordy since in most cases either point or time will suffice. However, it has survived since the mid-1700s. Also see at this point. See also: point, timeSee PIT
See PITpoint in time
Synonyms for point in timenoun an instant of timeSynonymsRelated Words- quantity
- measure
- amount
- distance
- particular date
- date
- deadline
- arrival time
- time of arrival
- departure time
- time of departure
- midterm
- full term
- term
- moment
- instant
- minute
- second
- run-time
- commencement
- get-go
- offset
- outset
- showtime
- starting time
- beginning
- start
- kickoff
- first
- middle
- end
- ending
- phase angle
- phase
- show time
- then
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