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crunch-time

crunch-time is the alternative spelling of crunch time.

Meaning of crunch time

Noun

crunch time (uncountable)

  1. (colloquial) A critical period of time during which it is necessary to work hard and fast.
    • Tough-minded, Vidia reacted in much the same way as he had in Uganda. Whenever he met Indians in Kenya, he challenged them, demanding to know their backup plans in case of trouble. He called it "crunch time." "Very well then," he [V. S. Naipaul] would say after the first pleasantries, "what are you...2000, Paul Theroux, Sir Vidia's shadow: a friendship across five continents, page 61
  2. The last few minutes of play in the fourth quarter.

Forms of crunch-time

pluralcrunch-times

Questions about crunch-time

What is crunch-time the alternative spelling of?
Crunch-time is the alternative spelling of crunch time.

Words near crunch-time in the dictionary

  1. crunch factors
  2. crunch game
  3. crunch games
  4. crunch numbers
  5. crunch time
  6. crunch-time
  7. crunch-times
  8. crunchable
  9. crunched
  10. crunched numbers
  11. cruncher

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