to the point

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to the point

1. (idiomatic) Relevant or pertinent; succinct; specific.

   His letter was short and to the point.

   But, more to the point…

   • 2015 July 2, Peter Bradshaw, “Amy review – a harrowing account of Winehouse's tragic destiny”, in The Guardian‎, ISSN 0261-3077:

     Jonathan Ross is shown congratulating her on being “common” and his identifying the elephant in the room is to the point, although the film doesn’t press the point of how that voice just surged up.

2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see to,‎ point.

• on point; See also Thesaurus:concise and Thesaurus:pertinent

• beside the point

• get to the point