on the point of



on the point of

Also, at the point of. On the verge of, close to, as in I was on the point of leaving when the phone rang. The first term dates from the late 1200s, the second from the first half of the 1500s.
See also: of, on, point

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Menelaos-Greek Mythology
Radek-Czech, Polish
BradfordBRAD-fərdEnglish
KilieKIE-leeEnglish (Rare)
JenaJEN-əEnglish
Iakobos-Biblical Greek