Breaking Point

Views Updated: Dec 15, 2025

Key Facts

Abbreviation
BP
Pronunciation
/ˈbreɪkɪŋ pɔɪnt/
Category
Academic & Science
Related Field
Physics

Examples in Context

  1. The report on the riot exposed a prison system stretched to breaking point
  2. Families round here are at breaking point. They have been on half wages since October
  3. Jill's nerves are stretched to breaking point
  4. Analysts fear the overstretched air traffic control system could reach breaking point.
  5. Their five-year relationship was strained beyond breaking point

Other meanings of BP

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