more to the point

idiom

: more importantly

If you drive while drunk, you could lose your license, but even more to the point, you could kill someone.

Examples of more to the point in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

To a degree unimaginable in any prior era, this small list of companies controls not just the flow of money but, much more to the point, the flow of information the world over. —Tyler Johnson, Mercury News, 19 Sep. 2025

Allen has to find a way to beat Patrick Mahomes or, more to the point, the Bills have to find a way to beat the Chiefs — assuming Kansas City recovers from its 0-2 start. —Ian O'Connor, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2025

Mephistopheles, dispatched by the Devil to serve Faustus, can’t help getting the better of his mortal master, like an infernal Jeeves—or, more to the point, like a handler in the intelligence racket, running an anxious agent in the field. —Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 8 Sep. 2025

Or more to the point, can Harbaugh keep the Chargers in playoff contention in his second season on the job? —Elliott Teaford, Oc Register, 3 Sep. 2025

Rhymes for more to the point

• adjoint
• anoint
• appoint
• checkpoint
• conjoint
• disjoint
• endpoint
• gunpoint
• midpoint
• nonpoint
• pinpoint
• standpoint