to the point

Meaning

(idiomatic) Relevant or pertinent; succinct; specific.
His letter was short and to the point.
But, more to the point…

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

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Synonyms

direct relevant applicable topical pithy duan gnomic holophrastic On Point

Antonyms

indirect off-color beside the point

Examples

The fact that a believer is happier than a skeptic is no more to the point than the fact that a drunken man is happier than a sober one. George Bernard Shaw

Be extremely subtle, even to the point of formlessness. Be extremely mysterious, even to the point of soundlessness. Thereby you can be the director of the opponent's fate. Sun Tzu

The journalistic vision sharpens to the point of maximum impact every event, every individual and social configuration; but the honing is uniform. George Steiner

Prejudices are so to speak the mechanical instincts of men: through their prejudices they do without any effort many things they would find too difficult to think through to the point of resolving to do them. Georg Christoph Lichtenberg

A civilized society is one which tolerates eccentricity to the point of doubtful sanity. Robert Frost

The ideal phrase is that which is short and to the point. Arabic Proverb

Words in the phrase

to the point

Close letter words and terms

to the moon and back to the nines to the nth degree to the power of to the profit of to the purpose