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
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.
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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
Although it’s not planned, Watt loves being reliable for the Knights during crunch time.
—Jeff Vorva, Chicago Tribune, 21 Mar. 2025
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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
Although it’s not planned, Watt loves being reliable for the Knights during crunch time.
—Jeff Vorva, Chicago Tribune, 21 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for crunch time
Noun
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Let this list, which mostly eschews household names, be an antidote to that crisis, surveying 2025’s most notable releases thus far across pop, rock, electronic, rap, and Latin music.—
Jenn Pelly,
Time,
7 June 2025
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Central banks typically limit rate moves to quarter-point changes outside of crises.—
Ryan Patrick Jones,
USA Today,
7 June 2025
Noun
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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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Cal Fire representatives said the current parking mess has already impacted them because the driveway to their station enters the highway not far from the trail head.—
J. Harry Jones,
Ramona Sentinel,
19 July 2017
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Georgia was really brought to her breaking point this season, compared to the first two seasons.—
Carly Thomas,
HollywoodReporter,
7 June 2025
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Enterprise customer service is at a breaking point.—
Alan Ranger,
Forbes.com,
6 June 2025
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Tesla shares fell 14% as the tensions reached a boiling point, shedding $152 billion in market cap.—
Sara Salinas,
CNBC,
6 June 2025
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Occasional eruptions of controversy were provoked by oversights – most notably after the death of Joan Rivers – but reached a boiling point last year with the rapid succession of the deaths of actors Maggie Smith, Gavin Creel, Adrian Bailey and Ken Page.—
Greg Evans,
Deadline,
5 June 2025
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In short, this is a serious flash point for any organization.—
Usman Javaid,
Forbes.com,
6 June 2025
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One of the flash points among Republican conservatives in the House is expected to surface again in the Senate — the bill’s price tag.—
David Lightman,
Sacbee.com,
23 May 2025
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“Crunch time.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crunch%20time. Accessed 13 Jun. 2025.
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