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crunch time
a period of intense pressure; a critical situation: It's crunch time for high-tech companies. Compare crunch (def. 10).
Origin:
1975–80
1975–80
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Crunch time
is always a great word to know.
So is ort. Does it mean:
| a fool or simpleton; ninny. |
| a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal. |
American Heritage
Idioms & Phrases
crunch time
A period when pressure to succeed is great, often toward the end of an undertaking. For example, It's crunch time
we only have two more days to finish. This term employs crunch in the sense of "a critical situation or test." [Slang; 1970s]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
Copyright © 1997. Published by Houghton Mifflin.
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