to the point

English

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Prepositional phrase

to the point

1. (idiomatic) Relevant or pertinent; succinct; specific.

   His letter was short and to the point.

2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see to,‎ point.

Synonyms

• on point; See also Thesaurus:concise and Thesaurus:pertinent

Antonyms

• beside the point

Derived terms

• get to the point

Translations

relevant or pertinent, succinct

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: please add this translation if you can

• Czech: k věci
• Finnish: täyttä asiaa
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Portuguese: certeiro (pt)
• Russian: по делу (po delu), по существу (po suščestvu)
• Scottish Gaelic: pongail
• Spanish: preciso (es), hasta el punto (en/de que)