crunch time
crunch time noun: a critical period of time during which it is necessary to work hard and fast.
Noun
crunch time (uncountable)
- 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
- His decision on cluster munitions, which drew scorn from progressives in Congress, is indicative of a sense in Washington that the war is reaching crunch time as Ukraine wages a slow but steady counter-offensive.2023 July 7, David Smith, “End justifies means for Biden in sending cluster bombs to Ukraine”, in The Guardian, →ISSN
- The last few minutes of play in the fourth quarter.
Forms of crunch time
| alternative form | crunchtime |
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| alternative form | crunch-time |
| alternative form | time crunch |
Questions about crunch time
- What does crunch time mean?
- Crunch time means a critical period of time during which it is necessary to work hard and fast.
- What part of speech is crunch time?
- Crunch time is a noun.
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