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Point In Time

Definition: Point In Time

Point In Time

Noun

1. A very short period of time; "at that point I had to leave".

Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
 


Synonym: Point In Time

Synonym: point (n). (additional references)

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Synonyms within Context: Point In Time

ContextSynonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus).

Time

Adverb: while, whilst, during, pending; during the time, during the interval; in the course of, at that point, at that point in time; for the time being, day by day; in the time of, when; meantime, meanwhile; in the meantime, in the interim; ad interim, pendente lite; de die in diem; from day to day, from hour to hour; hourly, always; for a time, for a season;

Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus.

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Crosswords: Point In Time

English words defined with "point in time": as yet, At once, attainbesides, Brachystochronecritical point, crossroadsdate, day, deadline, distanceend, endingHelicoid, heretofore, hit, hithertoin any case, instantjunctureminute, momentphase, phase angle, Precession of the equinoxes, preexistreach, Register thermometersecond, self-registering thermometer, Sideral time, so far, standing wave, stationary waveTautochrone, thus far, til nowuntil now, up to nowyet. (references)

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Modern Usage: Point In Time

DomainUsage

Screenplays

It could mean that, that point in time inherently contains some sort of cosmic significance. (Back to the Future Part II; writing credit: Ronnie Cramer)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Commercial Usage: Point In Time

DomainTitle

Books

  • A Point in Time (reference)

  • A point in time ... readings in early childhood education (reference)

  • A Still Point in Time (reference)

  • Effect of Point in Time in Instruction on the Measurement of Achievement (Report No. 79-4) (reference)

  • Point in Time (reference)

    (more book examples)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Non-Fiction Usage: Point In Time

SubjectTopicQuote

Business

While U.S. advertising agencies kept on expanding their client bases in Germany, the German advertising industry at that point in time for lack of financial resources, not in a position to compete internationally. (references)

Trade

Argentina

At this point in time, for information on labeling requirements of hazardous materials, please contact the ANMAT (above) with your request including the product's HS number. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

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Spoken Usage: Point In Time

SpeakerPhrase(s)

Sela Ward

Oh, definitely and I talk about all the things that I really needed to make me happy at that point in time were outside of Mississippi, and now all the things that I need to make me happy are back there.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Expressions: Point In Time

Expressions using "point in time": at that point in time at this point in time R&D personnel at a given point in time R&D researchers at a given point in time R&D researchers in the business enterprise sector at a given point in time R&D researchers in the Government sector at a given point in time R&D researchers in the higher education sector at a given point in time R&D researchers in the private non profit sector at a given point in time R&D technicians and other R&D staff at a given point in time R&D technicians and other R&D staff in the business enterprise sector at a given point in time R&D technicians and other R&D staff in the Government sector at a given point in time R&D technicians and other R&D staff in the higher education sector at a given point in time R&D technicians and other R&D staff in the private non profit sector at a given point in time. Additional references.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Modern Translation: Point In Time

Language Translations for "point in time"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.

Japanese Kanji 

  

時点 (occasion). (various references)

   

Japanese Katakana 

  

じて" (character dictionary, cyclopedia, dictionary, encyclopedia, occasion, rotation, runner-up, spin, turning). (various references)

   

Pig Latin

  

ointpay inay imetay

   

Russian 

  

впоследствии (afterward, afterwards, at a later time, at some later point in time, in the sequel, subsequently). (various references)

   

Spanish

  

en este momento (at this point in time, just now). (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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Anagrams: Point In Time

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

Words within the letters "e-i-i-i-m-n-n-o-p-t-t"

-3 letters: impotent, ointment, petition, pimiento, pointmen.

-4 letters: mention, pimento, pontine, tontine.

-5 letters: impone, intent, intime, intine, intone, minion, mitten, optime, pinion, pinite, pitmen, pointe, ponent, potent, potmen, tenpin, tiepin, tinmen, tiptoe, titmen.

 Words containing the letters "e-i-i-i-m-n-n-o-p-t-t"
 

+4 letters: emancipationist.

 

+5 letters: emancipationists, introspectionism.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Alternative Orthography: Point In Time


Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)

50 6F 69 6E 74      49 6E      54 69 6D 65

Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519; backwards) (references)

        

Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)

01010000 01101111 01101001 01101110 01110100 00100000 01001001 01101110 00100000 01010100 01101001 01101101 01100101

HTML Code (1990) (references)

&#80 &#111 &#105 &#110 &#116 &#32 &#73 &#110 &#32 &#84 &#105 &#109 &#101

ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)

0050 006F 0069 006E 0074      0049 006E      0054 0069 006D 0065

Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)

508175808624380254757971

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Non-English Dictionaries with "Point In Time"

LanguageCoverageLanguage Translations

Japanese Kanji

辭典 , 辞典 , 字引 , 辞林 , 字書 , ディーゼル電気車 , 言海 , 辞彙 , 辞書 , 確定 , ディーゼル電気車 , デ'ドロ酢酸 , 翻訳 邦語 , 邦人 , ジャスミン茶 , ほう", ジャパニーズ , ほうじ", японский, японец, japonés

Japanese Katakana

じい, じびき, じて", ディクショナリー , じり", じしょ, '"かい, ディクショナリ , デフィニション , ディフィニション , ていぎ, かくてい, へい"ういどう, やくじゅつ, トランスレーション , やくしょ, やくしゅつ, "うどく, ほ"やく, ほ"やくしょ邦語 , 邦人 , ジャスミン茶 , ほう", ジャパニーズ , ほうじ", японский, японец, japonés

Russian

словарь, определение, трансляция, сдвиг, перевод, перемещениеロシア語 , ロシア", русский, ruso

Spanish

diccionario, definición, traducciónスペイン語 , スパイ罪 , スペイン", スパニッシュ , испанский, español

English

Dictionary, Definition, Translationанглийский, inglés
 


INDEX

1. Definition
2. Synonyms
3. Crosswords
4. Usage: Modern
5. Usage: Commercial
6. Quotations: Non-fiction
7. Quotations: Spoken
8. Expressions
9. Translations: Modern
10. Anagrams
11. Orthography
12. Bibliography


  

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