Synonyms of crunch time

crunch time

noun

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• crisis
• crossroad(s)
• head
• breaking point
• boiling point
• flash point
• point of no return
• situation
• moment of truth
• emergency
• extremity
• crunch
• zero hour
• clutch
• exigency
• conjuncture
• juncture
• Dunkirk
• turning point
• possibility
• tinderbox
• predicament
• milestone
• hot water
• contingency
• climax
• condition
• last ditch
• happening
• last minute
• corner
• pass
• landmark
• eleventh hour
• strait
• jam
• pinch
• impasse
• deadlock
• spot
• fix
• stalemate
• scrape
• hole

Examples of crunch time in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

With the summit over now, as of Friday crunch time rapidly approaches, as former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi made clear Wednesday. —David Lauter, Los Angeles Times, 13 July 2024

Further Reading The death march: the problem of crunch time in game development After playing for about two hours and talking to the team behind the project, Cain said the VP asked him directly how long the demo needed to become a shippable game. —Kyle Orland, Ars Technica, 20 June 2024

Tax season is entering crunch time as the deadline to file is just over three weeks away. —James Powel, USA TODAY, 11 Apr. 2024

Brunson’s turnover was only one mistake the Knicks made in crunch time. —Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 14 June 2024