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time crunch

time crunch is the alternative form 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.

Questions about time crunch

What is time crunch the alternative form of?
Time crunch is the alternative form of crunch time.

Words near time crunch in the dictionary

  1. time courses
  2. time crime
  3. time crimes
  4. time cross section
  5. time cross sections
  6. time crunch
  7. time crystal
  8. time crystals
  9. time curve
  10. time curves
  11. time cycle

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