# get to the point

idiom

Source: https://englishreference.com/idiom/get-to-the-point
Updated: 2026-08-10

## Meaning

To state (something) directly; as opposed to in a long-winded way.

## Examples

- Please get to the point and tell me what you want.
- The meeting was taking too long, so I asked the speaker to get to the point.
- After listening to his long and rambling explanation for twenty minutes, I finally interrupted him and asked him to get to the point.

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