at that point

at that point

At a particular moment in the past. At that point, we were the best ranked football team in the country—but then we went on a 10-game losing streak. At that point, it seemed that the suspect acted alone, but this new evidence changes all that. A: "Wait, you're an art major? I don't think that was the case the last time I talked to you." B: "Yeah, at that point, I was still considering being an economics major."

See also: point, that

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at that point

Also, at that point in time. Then, as in At that point we had finished the first batch of cookies and begun the second. This phrase refers to a particular time when an event or circumstance occurred, as opposed to "now" (see at this point). [Second half of 1900s]

See also: point, that

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