come/get to the point

idiom

: to reach the main or most important idea of something that is said or written

It took several paragraphs for her to come/get to the point of her argument.

Examples of come/get to the point in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Once the two stars get to the point of no return, mass will shift from one white dwarf to the other. —Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 4 Apr. 2025

Oldenburger shared in a January 5 Instagram video (@rachels.dogs) that helping Roxy get to the point of trusting humans again didn't happen overnight. —Michael Gfoeller and David H. Rundell, Newsweek, 15 Jan. 2025

Will systems ever get to the point where trying to get all of the disparate pieces to sync isn’t an issue because systems are created with the aims of process mining at their center? —Megan Poinski, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024

Now Warning Issued To All iPhone Users The Game Awards 2024 Live Winners List, And Game Of The Year Don’t let your employees get to the point where a dramatic change feels like the only option. —Michael Hudson, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024

So then the answers must lie within the minds of the runners who have punished their bodies and minds to get to the point of achieving what many marathoners only dream: competing for Olympic hardware. —Christopher Kamrani, The Athletic, 9 Aug. 2024

The ability to get to the point quicker is a key win. —Charles Wetzel, Forbes, 9 Sep. 2024

In Toledano’s professional opinion, if a woman is on body identical progesterone, her case shouldn’t get to the point of needing surgery because hormone treatment should be enough to manage the symptoms. —Tanyel Mustafa, refinery29.com, 30 Aug. 2024

When a church does get to the point of closure, a congregation can face tough decisions and mixed emotions. —Sophie Carson, Journal Sentinel, 10 July 2024