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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]
Crunch time refers to the period of time immediately before a project (or other timetabled item) is due to be done. It is
typical for crunch time to occur between the next-to-last scheduled milestone and the final project completion date. Then, its
projected completion timeline is either a miss, or a hit.
In basketball, the term crunch time is applied to the last few minutes of play in the
fourth quarter. Here, both teams gear up to secure the game with fierce play, effectively ending the endurance match of the
first, second and third quarters. The term was invented in
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 | Idioms. The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer. Copyright © 1997 by The Christine Ammer 1992 Trust. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. Read more |
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