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
At the present moment; right now; currently. At this point, we are the best ranked football team in the country. They still haven't reached a decision, so I can't comment on anything at this point in time. At this point, it's been years since I worked in HR. I don't have many connections in that department anymore.
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
at this point; at this pause. There is little more that I can say at this juncture. We can, if you wish, at this juncture, request a change in venue.
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at this point
Also,
at this point in time or at this juncture or at this moment . Now, as in
At this point in time we don't need a new refrigerator. Even wordier synonyms for "now" than
at present, all four phrases imply that what is the case now may not always have been so or may not remain so. For example,
At this point she is by far the best athlete on the circuit implies that she may not have been the best in the past or may not be in the future. Similarly,
Buying a new car seems prudent at this juncture indicates that this purchase may not have been wise in the past and may not be at some future time. Also see
at that point.
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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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