時点 (じてん, jiten) Japanese meaning: point in time | Kotomora。
At this point in time, nothing has been decided yet.
At the time of the contract, those terms were valid.
Usage patterns
〈時〉の時点でas of a particular point in time
By the time the contract was signed, the terms had already been decided.
この時点でat this point (in time)
At this point, we still don't know the result.
〜た時点で〜するto do something at the point when ~ happens
An email will be sent at the point when the application is completed.
時点で判断するto judge/decide at a given point in time
It's too early to judge at that point.
段階 refers to a 'stage' or 'phase' in a process, while 時点 pinpoints a specific moment rather than a stage of progress.
Don't confuse with
視点 (してん) sounds nearly identical to 時点 (じてん) but means 'viewpoint' or 'perspective', not a point in time.
地点 refers to a point in space, while 時点 (a similar-sounding word) refers to a point in time.
Word family
at the present time; at this point in time
at the time of writing; as of this writing
base point in time; reference time; epoch
point of sale; POS
Etymology
Compound of 時 (time) and 点 (point), literally 'time point'. The reading じてん is standard Sino-Japanese.
