Definitions

on the point of

ADVERB

almost

Synonyms

STRONGEST

about approximately around essentially most much practically relatively roughly virtually

STRONG

nigh well-nigh

WEAK

about to all but as good as bordering on close to close upon for all practical purposes for the greatest part in effect in the neighborhood of in the vicinity of just about near to not far from not quite on the brink of on the edge of on the verge of pretty near substantially within sight of

CONJUNCTION

Synonyms

WEAK

at the time that during the time that in the act of in the process of just as

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on the point of

After five straight weeks of losses as the Iran crisis began, the S&P 500 is now on the point of chalking up its sixth consecutive weekly gains.

From MarketWatch ● May 8, 2026

Mandera county along Kenya's borders with Ethiopia and Somalia has seen no rain since May and is now on the point of a full-blown water emergency.

From Barron's ● Jan. 27, 2026

"The Texans had a system similar to ours - on the point of collapse, running out of prison places in 2007," Ms Mahmood says.

From BBC ● Feb. 27, 2025

Or on the point of an arm and, if so, which one?

From Science Daily ● Nov. 1, 2023

But when Richard Parkers amber eyes met mine, the stare was intense, cold and unflinching, not flighty or friendly, and spoke of self-possession on the point of exploding with rage.

From "Life of Pi" by Yann Martel

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