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
Instead, Washington picked up two wins in crunch time thanks to the league’s leading scorer, Brittney Sykes.
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Sabreena Merchant, New York Times, 19 May 2025
The Minutemen, who lost a 3-2 thriller to Wayland in the opener, continued to show their improvement in crunch time by taking the next two points on a kill and block from Manuelian.
—Tom Mulherin, Boston Herald, 12 May 2025
Murray made every play his team needed him to in crunch time.
—Tyler Everett, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 May 2025
State featured myriad missed free throws in crunch time.
—Edgar Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 6 Apr. 2025
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Sabreena Merchant, New York Times, 19 May 2025
The Minutemen, who lost a 3-2 thriller to Wayland in the opener, continued to show their improvement in crunch time by taking the next two points on a kill and block from Manuelian.
—Tom Mulherin, Boston Herald, 12 May 2025
Murray made every play his team needed him to in crunch time.
—Tyler Everett, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 May 2025
State featured myriad missed free throws in crunch time.
—Edgar Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 6 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for crunch time
Noun
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Even amid crises, the system generates new leaders, factions, and power centers.—
Narges Bajoghli,
Time,
19 June 2025
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The loss plunged the team into crisis and cost Rob Blake his job.—
Sean McIndoe,
New York Times,
19 June 2025
Noun
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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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Delimitros said one of the truck’s side view mirrors struck her in the head, causing minor injuries.—
David Hernandez,
sandiegouniontribune.com,
19 July 2017
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As personal and financial pressures mount, she's pushed to her breaking point, or, in this case, her last straw.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
18 June 2025
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The big battle with Conquest was the breaking point for Mark, right?—
Destiny Jackson,
Deadline,
17 June 2025
Noun
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Differences reached a boiling point in March 2022, when the Storm Water Management Board ordered an administrative hearing.—
Jim Woods,
Chicago Tribune,
17 June 2025
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OpenAI and Microsoft tensions reach a boiling point.—
Jeremy Kahn,
Fortune,
17 June 2025
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That game, which began with three fights in the first minute, was a cultural flash point for hockey and brought significantly more interest in the tournament than expected.—
Corey Masisak,
Denver Post,
16 June 2025
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While the impact of a costlier iPhone likely wouldn't mean much from a larger economic perspective, the saber-rattling underscores the volatility of trade policy and provides another flash point for a market already unnerved by worries about fiscal policy that have sent bond yields sharply higher.—
Jeff Cox,
CNBC,
23 May 2025
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“Crunch time.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crunch%20time. Accessed 30 Jun. 2025.
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