tipping point
noun
: the critical point in a situation, process, or system beyond which a significant and often unstoppable effect or change takes place
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Now, the vernal equinox marks the tipping point into increasingly longer days until the summer solstice on June 20, the longest day of the year.
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Samantha Mathewson, Space.com, 20 Mar. 2025
The women’s sports industry has reached a historic tipping point, according to a recent Deloitte report.
—Lindsey Darvin, Forbes, 18 Mar. 2025
By mitigating up-front costs, especially for smaller community banks, and offering clearer, more compelling incentives, the Federal Reserve can push the entire ecosystem toward a tipping point where real-time payments become the new standard.
—Zennon Kapron, Forbes, 11 Mar. 2025
Our environment and health are being threatened, our democracy is at a grievous tipping point, our global allies are alarmed and our adversaries are grinning.
—Chicago Tribune, 5 Mar. 2025
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Samantha Mathewson, Space.com, 20 Mar. 2025
The women’s sports industry has reached a historic tipping point, according to a recent Deloitte report.
—Lindsey Darvin, Forbes, 18 Mar. 2025
By mitigating up-front costs, especially for smaller community banks, and offering clearer, more compelling incentives, the Federal Reserve can push the entire ecosystem toward a tipping point where real-time payments become the new standard.
—Zennon Kapron, Forbes, 11 Mar. 2025
Our environment and health are being threatened, our democracy is at a grievous tipping point, our global allies are alarmed and our adversaries are grinning.
—Chicago Tribune, 5 Mar. 2025
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“Tipping point.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tipping%20point. Accessed 28 Mar. 2025.
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