get to the point

verb

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

“We got to the point where we don't know how to continue.”

Similar
cut to the chaseget on withcome to the point
Opposite
beat around the bush
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Meanings

verbget to the point (third-person singular simple present gets to the point, present participle getting to the point, simple past got to the point, past participle (UK) got to the point or (US) gotten to the point)

present singular third person gets to the point · participle present getting to the point · past got to the point · UK participle past got to the point · US participle past gotten to the point

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

    I don't have much time, so could you please get to the point.

    1 more example

    Unlike Shakespeare, though, the dialogue is stripped to the bare minimum by the apes' rudimentary language, which is rather refreshing since everyone gets to the point.

    2014 July 1, Steve Rose, “Dawn of the Planet of the Apes: a primate scream - first look review”, in The Guardian

    Synonyms: cut to the chase, get on with, come to the point · Antonyms: beat around the bush

  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see get, to, the, point.

    We got to the point where we don't know how to continue.

Synonyms & antonyms

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

Similar
cut to the chaseget on withcome to the point
Opposite
beat around the bush
Also see
cut to the chasetalk turkey

Translations

Bulgarian изплю вам ка мъчето
  • изплю вам ка мъчето (izplju vam ka măčeto)state directly
Catalan anar al gra
  • anar al grastate directly
Chinese Mandarin 言歸正傳 /言归正传, 直奔主題 /直奔主题
  • 言歸正傳 /言归正传 (yán guī zhèngzhuàn)state directly
  • 直奔主題 /直奔主题 (zhíbèn zhǔtí)state directly
  • 開門見山 /开门见山 (kāiménjiànshān)state directly
Danish komme til sagen
  • komme til sagenstate directly
Finnish mennä asiaan, mennä asian ytimeen
  • mennä asiaanstate directly
  • mennä asian ytimeenstate directly
  • sanoa suoraanstate directly
French aller à l'essentiel, en venir au fait
  • aller à l'essentielstate directly
  • en venir au faitstate directly
  • aller droit au butstate directly
German auf den Punkt kommen, zur Sache kommen
  • auf den Punkt kommenstate directly
  • zur Sache kommenstate directly
Italian venire al punto, venire al sodo
  • venire al puntostate directly
  • venire al sodostate directly
  • venire al dunquestate directly
Japanese 要点に触れる
  • 要点に触れる (yōten ni fureru)state directly
Korean 거두절미(去頭截尾)하다
  • 거두절미(去頭截尾)하다 (geodujeolmihada)state directly
Norwegian komme til poenget
  • komme til poengetstate directly
Polish przechodzić do rzeczy, przejść do rzeczy
  • przechodzić do rzeczystate directly
  • przejść do rzeczystate directly
Portuguese ir direto ao assunto
  • ir direto ao assuntostate directly
Russian перейти́ к де́лу, бли́же к де́лу!
  • перейти́ к де́лу (perejtí k délu)state directly
  • бли́же к де́лу! (blíže k délu!)state directly
Spanish ir al grano
  • ir al granostate directly
Swedish komma till saken
  • komma till sakenstate directly
Cite this entry
APA

get to the point. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/get%20to%20the%20point

MLA

“get to the point.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/get%20to%20the%20point. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “get to the point,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/get%20to%20the%20point.

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