At that point in / of time

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00 173 from bbc.co.uk for "at that point in time"02br
00 9 from bbc.co.uk for "at that point of time"02br
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00 111 from nytimes.com for "at that point in time"02br
00 10 from nytimes.com for "at that point of time"0-

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01cite10Yoong Liat12cite10Is it 'At that point of time ... " or "At that point in time ... ?12blockquote

10In the earlier post, I typed wrongly as " ... the ...in ..."02br
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00Thanks, Marius, for your reply.0-

0Hi guys,02br
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00Many people who love English find 'at this/that point in time' an annoying and rather pompous phrase.02br
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00It can often be replaced by a simple word like 'then' or 'next'. If not, 'at that point' will often be all that is necessary.02br
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00Best wishes, Clive 0-

0 Hi guys,02br
00I feel I have to take advantage of this post, since Marius "did it again" 05001blockquote

01cite10Marius Hancu12cite10Definitely11b10 in12b10, even if you find the other at 11i11b11font10educated sites12font12b12i10:12br

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01cite10Kooyeen12cite10Hi guys,12br
10I feel I have to take advantage of this post, since Marius "did it again" 15011blockquote

11cite20Marius Hancu22cite20Definitely21b20 in22b20, even if you find the other at 21i21b21font

0Hi Clive02br
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00I agree with you 'at this/that point in time' is wordy.02br
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00'Then' or 'next'. If not, 'at that point' will often be all that is necessary. I would add "At that time" to the list.0-

hey dude both are fine

Neither one is fine. "At this/that point in time" is just an unnecessary use of extra words by a person who is trying to sound more intelligent than he is.

I agree, can be substituted, but not always, sometimes you have to emphasize some serious issue:
"at that point of time" more appropriate or make more sense if you say in advance,
e.g.:
”...at this point of time, the customer shall arrange for some allowances”
Not “in time”, meaning in the future, but “of time”, in this period of time, meaning as soon as possible, before ac

AnonymousI agree, can be substituted, but not always, sometimes you have to emphasize some serious issue:"at that point of time" more appropriate or make more sense if you say in advance, e.g.:”...at this point of time, the customer shall arrange for some allowances”Not “in time”, meaning in the future, but “of time”, in this period of time, meaning as soon as possible, b