kairos

noun

kai·​ros

(ˈ)kī¦räs

plural kairoi

-rȯi

: a time when conditions are right for the accomplishment of a crucial action : the opportune and decisive moment

Word History

Etymology

Greek, fitness, opportunity, time; perhaps akin to Greek keirein to cut

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