get to the point
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To get to the point is to stop with preliminaries and say what matters: Could you get to the point? I have a meeting in five minutes.
The phrase often appears as a request or command to someone who's rambling or being evasive.
It implies impatience with delay or indirection.
Briefly and clearly stated
- succinctExpressed with minimal words
- pithyConcise and forceful
- terseBrief to bluntness
- laconicBrief in expression
compact · brief · short · clipped · truncated · abbreviated · condensed · summary
Most important point
- gistCentral meaning distilled
- heartCirculatory system's pump
- coreCentral essential portion
- kernelSeed or essential core
nub · pith · essence · nitty-gritty · meat · substance · upshot · takeaway
Clear and uncomplicated
- bluntDull or tactlessly direct
- frankOpen and direct
- candidHonest and direct
- forthrightDirectly honest in manner
plain-spoken · unvarnished · no-nonsense · matter-of-fact · explicit · unequivocal · direct · honest
Break in upon
- exasperationIntense weary annoyance
- frustrationDispleasure from blocked efforts
- restlessnessState of unease
- irritationMild anger or inflammation
urgency · snap · terseness · abruptness · curtness · brusqueness · shortness · testiness
concise
Briefly and clearly stated
laconic · compact · brief · short · clipped · truncated · abbreviated · condensed · summary · synopsis
crux
Most important point
kernel · nub · pith · essence · nitty-gritty · meat · substance · upshot · takeaway · thrust
straightforward
Clear and uncomplicated
forthright · plain-spoken · unvarnished · no-nonsense · matter-of-fact · explicit · unequivocal · direct · honest · upfront
fast-forward
Accelerated playback mode
- net-netFinal outcome after deductions
interrupt
Break in upon
- exasperationIntense weary annoyance
- frustrationDispleasure from blocked efforts
- restlessnessState of unease
irritation · urgency · snap · terseness · abruptness · curtness · brusqueness · shortness · testiness · edginess
- exasperationugh, sigh, groan, argh, geez
- focusfocus, concentration, attention, concentrate, mindfulness
get to the pointbeat around the bush
Avoid stating directly
ramble · go off on a tangent · digress · meander · elaborate
get to the pointobfuscate
Make unclear intentionally
stall · hedge · deflect · equivocate · filibuster
get to the pointstall for time
Delay through distraction
obfuscate · hedge · filibuster · pontificate · grandstand
pointed, appoint, points, getting, pointer, appointment, appointed, pointing, gotten