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Definition of Point in time
1. Noun. An instant of time. "At that point I had to leave"
Generic synonyms: Amount, Measure, Quantity
Specialized synonyms: Distance, Date, Particular Date, Deadline, Arrival Time, Time Of Arrival, Departure Time, Time Of Departure, Midterm, Full Term, Term, Midterm, Instant, Minute, Moment, Second, Run-time, Beginning, Commencement, First, Get-go, Kickoff, Offset, Outset, Showtime, Start, Starting Time, Middle, End, Ending, Phase, Phase Angle, Show Time, Then
Definition of Point in time
1. Noun. A moment (of time). ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Point In Time
Literary usage of Point in time
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of English Usage by Inc. Merriam-Webster (1994)
"1971 Biographers use it: At this point in time—1890—Independence was by no ...
point in time is, frankly, the long way round; you can use it if you want it ..."
2. Prevention of Mental Disorders, Alcohol and Other Drug Use in Children and edited by David Shaffer (1996)
"The child's outcome at some point in time (Cn) is neither a function of the
initial state of the child (Ci) nor the initial state of the environment (Ei), ..."
3. Intersectoral Factor Mobility and Agricultural Growth by Yair Mundlak (1979)
"at any given point in time is predetermined by historical events.54 Factors move
between sectors, but this movement takes time; the rate of factor mobility ..."
4. University of Toronto Studies by University of Toronto (1900)
"Thus there is a characteristic belonging to every point in time, which distinguishes
it as past in relation to the present moment, and makes this present ..."
5. The Good Roads Year Book by American Highway Association (1916)
"Then in order to compare sums of money due at different times, they must be
referred to the same point in time. Formula (5) gives the principal P which will ..."
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