nous en étions

we were at that point

→ nous
phrase Rare #39,835
we were at that point Usually appears with où or là, as in où nous en étions or là où nous en étions, meaning “where we were” or “where we had left off.” The pronoun en refers to the situation, stage, or topic being discussed; in nous en étions conscients, it means “we were aware of it.”
FR: Avant de continuer, rappelons-nous où nous en étions.
EN: Before continuing, let's remember where we were.

Au point nous en étions, je n'avais plus le choix.

At that point, I had no choice.

— Le Conformiste (1971)

Maintenant, retournons là où nous en étions!

Now, let's go back to where we left off!

Il est venu voir nous en étions.

He came to see where we were.

Nous en étions conscients dans le passé.

We were aware of this in the past.

— Les Enfants du temps (2019)

Je veux revenir là où nous en étions.

I want to get back to where we were.