tipping point

noun

: the critical point in a situation, process, or system beyond which a significant and often unstoppable effect or change takes place

Examples of tipping point in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The tipping point Most people don’t act during the slow buildup of debt. — Andreina Rodriguez, CNBC, 28 Sep. 2026

The new moon in Libra on October 10 might amount to a tipping point in this regard, or a moment of realizing who the real ones are. — Steph Koyfman, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Sep. 2026

Relatedly, people wonder whether AI learning might lead to the tipping point of machine consciousness — some sort of analog of the human brain. — Keith Tidman, Baltimore Sun, 24 Sep. 2026

With the advent of AI and amid corporate mergers and production woes, cinema is at a tipping point, but this assembly of panelists is optimistic. — Isabelle Farina, Variety, 16 Sep. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1959, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for tipping point

• counterpoint
• disappoint
• multipoint
• needlepoint
• reappoint
• adjoint
• anoint
• appoint
• checkpoint
• conjoint
• disjoint
• endpoint