Collocation
To get back to the point
To return to the main topic or subject of a discussion, conversation, or presentation after a digression or irrelevant information.
Definition
'To get back to the point' is a common English collocation. To return to the main topic or subject of a discussion, conversation, or presentation after a digression or irrelevant information.
get back to + the point
“Alright, let's stop discussing trivial matters and get back to the point of our meeting.”
Examples
- Can we please get back to the point of this discussion?
- I think we need to get back to the point before we run out of time.
- After a long tangent, the speaker managed to get back to the point of his presentation.
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- Let's try to get back to the point, as I have another meeting soon.
- She struggled to get back to the point after being interrupted multiple times.
- Despite the interesting digressions, it was crucial to eventually get back to the point of the negotiation.
- He tried to subtly steer the conversation to get back to the point without offending anyone.
- The facilitator gently reminded everyone to get back to the point.
- Okay, everyone, let's get back to the point now and finalize this decision.
- It's easy to stray, but we must get back to the point of this project.
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