at this juncture
At this time. They still haven't reached a decision, so I can't comment on anything at this juncture. At this juncture, we're going to my mother's for Thanksgiving dinner, but things could change between now and Thursday. At this juncture, I'm free on Saturday night, but my sister might end up coming to town.
at this moment
At the present moment; right now; currently. I have never felt as happy as I do at this moment. They still haven't reached a decision, so I can't comment on anything at this moment. At this moment, we don't have that couch in stock. Are you OK with waiting a few weeks?
at this point in time
At the present moment; right now; currently. We don't have all the details, but at this point in time, it seems that the suspect acted alone. They still haven't reached a decision, so I can't comment on anything at this point in time. I have never felt as happy as I do at this point in time.
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at this juncture/moment/point in time
Now, at a particular time. Originally a journalistic locution for the simple word now, this verbose expression is a twentieth-century cliché. Another version, from sports, is at this stage of the game. Both represent an attempt to be legalistically specific. Indeed, an Atlantic Monthly article of January 1975 pointed out, “The phrase ‘at that point in time’ . . . quickly became an early trademark of the whole Watergate affair,” a political scandal in which everyone tried to deny knowledge of and/or participation in various events.
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