[Strategerist]

“At this point in time.”

Means the EXACT SAME THING as “At this time” yet takes longer to say.

For some reason, it’s impossible for any sort of official to give a press conference without saying “at this point in time.” I don’t get it.

“For all intensive purposes” isn’t annoying, just funny that people mishear “for all intents and purposes” so badly.

[JB in Whitefish]

““At this point in time.”

Means the EXACT SAME THING as “At this time” yet takes longer to say.”

.........and, can be expressed in one word...

‘NOW’

[OldEagle]

"“At this point in time.” Means the EXACT SAME THING as “At this time” yet takes longer to say."

The fleeting quality of time means that by the time you say “At this time” it is already another time.

[Rightwing Conspiratr1]

For some reason, it’s impossible for any sort of official to give a press conference without saying “at this point in time.” I don’t get it.

They also overuse "The fact of the matter is...", which is immediately followed by the biggest whoppers you've ever heard.

[Xenalyte]

Instead of the wordy “at this time,” I prefer “now.”

[-YYZ-]

I hate the word “orientated” - it means the exact same thing as “oriented” but is longer and contains an extra syllable. It’s an incorrect retro-neologism from the word “orientation” created by semi-literate people who want to sound more intelligent by using longer words. I generally like language to be concise - the English language contains an incredible variety of words and there’s (at least) one that clearly expresses almost any concept, but we have become very sloppy in our use of language, even amongst intelligent, educated people.

[Bernard Marx]

“At this point in time.”

What's wrong with "right now?" That stilted phrase makes me almost as crazy as "viable alternative," another entry in the Dictionary of Trite and True Bureaucratese.

[altura]

That reminds me... I love it when football players being interviewed claim to be an ‘intricate’ part of the team.