bursting point
English
Noun
bursting point
- The point at which capacity is exceeded and something cannot take any more.
- 2020 June 3, Richard Clinnick, “Network News: HS2 progress: "volume of activity is growing"”, in Rail, page 11:
- "HS2 is based on the West Coast Main Line bursting at the seams. Both that and the East Coast Main Line are at bursting point for capacity.
- The point at which emotional self-control is lost.
References
- “bursting point” in the Collins English Dictionary
- “bursting point” in Merriam–Webster Online Dictionary.