getting to the point
Skipping the preamble
Getting to the point means addressing the main issue or essential matter directly, without unnecessary preamble or digression.
The phrase often appears as an imperative or exhortation when someone's communication seems to wander: Could you please get to the point?
Someone who gets to the point quickly is valued for efficiency and directness, while failure to get to the point suggests evasiveness or poor communication skills.
- succinctExpressed with minimal words
- conciseBriefly and clearly stated
- briefShort in duration
- short and sweetPleasantly concise
- terseBrief to bluntness
directness · brevity · pithy · focus · get down to brass tacks · cut the crap · gist · lucidity · simplification · precision · explicitness · cutting to the chase · long story short · clarity · summarization · assertiveness · articulation · matter-of-fact
getting to the pointbeating around the bush
Avoiding direct communication
rambling · circumlocution · hemming and hawing · hedging · tiptoeing around
getting to the pointrambling
Long-winded and unfocused
meandering · digressing · wandering · getting sidetracked · babbling
getting to the pointstalling
Intentional delay tactics
taking forever · belaboring · prolonging · dithering · hemming and hawing
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