conjunctive phrase · neutral
at that point
/æt ðæt pɔɪnt/at·that·POINT
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at that moment; used to mark a specific point in time, often when something changes
Examples
“I thought I would quit, but at that point I decided to try one more time.”
“At that point, it became clear we needed a new strategy.”
“He was confused at first; at that point everything suddenly made sense.”
Band 8 sentence
“At that point, after reviewing three alternative models, the committee concluded that none were feasible without further funding.”
Collocations
- At that point + clause (often followed by a decision or change)
Word family
at that stage phraseat that point in time phrase
Common mistakes
in that point→at that point
on that point→at that point
Say it for a higher band
5then→6at that time→7+at that point
Synonyms
at that stage
Easily confused
at that time
“At that time I was still studying, so I couldn't take the job.”
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