A turning point is the moment after which everything went differently. Reach a turning point.
It is nearly always named afterwards, since nobody at the time knows which day it was. A turning point in a life is usually small and only looks decisive in retrospect.
1nounturning pointThe moment after which everything went differently.
“That letter was the turning point and he did not read it for a week.”
turning point is a moment.
Practised in History & Eras