crunch time
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Synonyms for crunch time
Synonyms
boiling point, breaking point, clutch, conjuncture, crisis, crossroad(s), crunch, Dunkirk, emergency, exigency, extremity, flash point, head, juncture, tinderbox, zero hour
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Instead, the 6-8 forward was inconsistent, faded into the shadows in crunch time and sometimes completely disappeared in games during the season. — oregonlive.com, "NBA mock draft 2019: Pelicans trade No. 4 pick after Anthony Davis deal; Blazers grab a Tar Heel and former Oregon Duck Bol Bol’s strong ‘pro day’ boosts his stock," 18 June 2019 Helton is far from the only coach to overhaul an offensive approach in crunch time. — Ross Dellenger, SI.com, "Graham Harrell, the Air Raid and Clay Helton's All-in Gamble to Turn Around USC," 1 Aug. 2019 Instead, the 6-8 forward was inconsistent, faded into the shadows in crunch time and sometimes completely disappeared in games during the season. — oregonlive.com, "NBA mock draft 2019: Pelicans trade No. 4 pick after Anthony Davis deal; Blazers grab a Tar Heel and former Oregon Duck Bol Bol’s strong ‘pro day’ boosts his stock," 18 June 2019 Osaka's response brought her to tears Williams cranked up her level at crunch time in a scene regularly played out over her three-decade career. — Ravi Ubha, CNN, "Serena Williams all 'business' ahead of Wimbledon semifinals," 10 July 2019 Instead, the 6-8 forward was inconsistent, faded into the shadows in crunch time and sometimes completely disappeared in games during the season. — oregonlive.com, "NBA mock draft 2019: Pelicans trade No. 4 pick after Anthony Davis deal; Blazers grab a Tar Heel and former Oregon Duck Bol Bol’s strong ‘pro day’ boosts his stock," 18 June 2019 Opening a liquidity window will be helpful as NBFCs are facing crunch time. — Shachindra Nath, Quartz India, "India’s NBFCs, wrongly called shadow banks, need the government’s backing," 3 July 2019 Instead, the 6-8 forward was inconsistent, faded into the shadows in crunch time and sometimes completely disappeared in games during the season. — oregonlive.com, "NBA mock draft 2019: Pelicans trade No. 4 pick after Anthony Davis deal; Blazers grab a Tar Heel and former Oregon Duck Bol Bol’s strong ‘pro day’ boosts his stock," 18 June 2019 Instead, the 6-8 forward was inconsistent, faded into the shadows in crunch time and sometimes completely disappeared in games during the season. — oregonlive.com, "NBA mock draft 2019: Pelicans trade No. 4 pick after Anthony Davis deal; Blazers grab a Tar Heel and former Oregon Duck Bol Bol’s strong ‘pro day’ boosts his stock," 18 June 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'crunch time.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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