as in crisis
a time or state of affairs requiring prompt or decisive action
with only three minutes left in the game, it was definitely crunch time
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Recent Examples of crunch time
Congress is in crunch time to keep the federal government operating into the new year.
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Anna Spiegel, Axios, 13 Dec. 2024
Boston made just one shot over the final 4:51 of the game – a Tatum dunk with 1:41 to play – but missed their other 10 shots in crunch time.
—Boston Herald, 21 Dec. 2024
Come crunch time in the face-to-face meeting, Bevilaqua shockingly pulls out the piece and whacks Chickie.
—Bryan Alexander, USA TODAY, 17 Nov. 2024
And similar to this game, a rookie quarterback’s great drive in crunch time was all for naught.
—Scott Thompson, Fox News, 17 Nov. 2024
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Anna Spiegel, Axios, 13 Dec. 2024
Boston made just one shot over the final 4:51 of the game – a Tatum dunk with 1:41 to play – but missed their other 10 shots in crunch time.
—Boston Herald, 21 Dec. 2024
Come crunch time in the face-to-face meeting, Bevilaqua shockingly pulls out the piece and whacks Chickie.
—Bryan Alexander, USA TODAY, 17 Nov. 2024
And similar to this game, a rookie quarterback’s great drive in crunch time was all for naught.
—Scott Thompson, Fox News, 17 Nov. 2024
See all Example Sentences for crunch time
Recent Examples of Synonyms for crunch time
Noun
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In Episode 5, the strongest of the five that critics screened for review, Dr. Watson cares for a twenty-something woman amid her increasingly challenging sickle cell crisis.—
Aramide Tinubu,
Variety,
26 Jan. 2025
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He was sworn into office less than two months ago and has responded to one catastrophic crisis after another ever since.—
Barnini Chakraborty,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
26 Jan. 2025
Noun
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There's always one shot that leaves a golfer shaking his or her head.—
Mike Hutton,
Post-Tribune,
19 July 2017
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Now, Maineri heads into year 12 with 18 pitchers on his roster, hoping that rising junior Caleb Gilbert and sophomore-to-be Zach Hess will emerge at the top of the pitching rotation.—
John Roach,
NOLA.com,
19 July 2017
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But the travel and costs of obtaining paperwork stretched his resources to breaking point.—
Abel Alvarado,
CNN,
22 Jan. 2025
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Push your ideas to the breaking point before moving forward.—
Mark Kane,
Forbes,
22 Jan. 2025
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Relli testified that the bullets grazed his knuckles as the feud reached a boiling point with his childhood friend.—
Gil Kaufman,
Billboard,
23 Jan. 2025
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Heat pumps work by moving and compressing fluids that have a very low boiling point.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
23 Dec. 2024
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Funding for Ukraine has been a frequent flash point in government funding negotiations since Russia’s 2022 invasion, and the spigot is likely to close upon Trump’s inauguration.—
Sylvan Lane,
The Hill,
10 Dec. 2024
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What had been an inconvenience in one direction is now a blockage for both, a potential flash point.—
Alfredo Sosa,
The Christian Science Monitor,
13 Jan. 2025
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“Crunch time.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crunch%20time. Accessed 1 Feb. 2025.
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