Thesaurus results for ZERO HOUR

zero hour

noun

as in crisis

a time or state of affairs requiring prompt or decisive action we're at the zero hour, so someone has to make a decision

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Recent Examples of zero hour Nevertheless, this is an improvement on the zero hours that (many) men were doing 50 years ago. —

Meg Walters, Glamour, 9 Nov. 2025 The zero hour show begins at 1 p.m. ET and the main matches begin at 3 p.m. ET. —

Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 12 July 2025 The King video marked the zero hour for new forms of activism using cameras. —

Will Potter july 7, Literary Hub, 7 July 2025 She's stopped, however, when Derringer and Clarke burst in at the zero hour, giving impassioned speeches about the importance of the alliance. —

Randall Colburn, EW.com, 3 July 2025 The course will feature the same curriculum as other PE courses, East Aurora High School Principal Jennifer Mitchell said at a curriculum meeting in May, but will be offered during zero hour for the first time next year. —

Molly Morrow, Chicago Tribune, 4 June 2025 Fighting, however, continued up to the zero hour, with Israeli airstrikes in Lebanon far into the night. —

Scott Neuman, NPR, 27 Nov. 2024 English learners can attend a specialized class for learning to speak and write can be accomplished with a before-school (zero hour) or after-school period. —

Madeleine Parrish, The Arizona Republic, 8 Oct. 2024 When zero hour arrived, on a muggy Thursday afternoon, her manner was one of resigned acquiescence. —

Ned Zeman, Outside, 14 Nov. 2021

Recent Examples of Synonyms for zero hour

Noun

Energy security in focus The war’s disruption to the Strait of Hormuz has sharpened focus on energy security around the world and comes on the heels of the energy crisis sparked by Russia’s 2022 invasion of Ukraine.

— Hanna Ziady, CNN Money, 4 June 2026
The small Nordic country had applied to join the EU in 2009 in the wake of the global financial crisis, before suspending membership talks four years later.

— Sam Meredith, CNBC, 4 June 2026