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zero hour

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Synonyms and Antonyms of zero hour

a time or state of affairs requiring prompt or decisive action

we're at the zero hour, so someone has to make a decision

Synonyms of zero hour

boiling point, breaking point, clutch, conjuncture, crisis, crossroad(s), crunch, crunch time, Dunkirk, emergency, exigency, extremity, flash point, head, juncture, tinderbox

Words Related to zero hour

contingency, possibility

climax, turning point

happening, landmark, milestone

condition, pass, situation, strait

deadlock, impasse, stalemate

corner, fix, hole, hot water, jam, last ditch, pinch, predicament, scrape, spot

eleventh hour, last minute

Phrases Synonymous with zero hour

moment of truth, point of no return

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