moment of truth
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moment of truth
n., pl., moments of truth.
- A critical or decisive time on which much depends; a crucial moment.
- Sports. The point in a bullfight at which the matador makes the kill.
[Translation of Spanish el momento de verdad.]
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moment of truth
A critical or decisive time, at which one is put to the ultimate test, as in Now that all the bills are in, we've come to the moment of truth--can we afford to live here or not? This expression, a translation of the Spanish el momento de la verdad, signifies the point in a bullfight when the matador makes the kill. It was first used in English in Ernest Hemingway's story Death in the Afternoon
(1932).
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Moment of Truth or The Moment of Truth may refer to:
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Music
- The Moment of Truth (C-Bo and Killa Tay album), a 2006 album by C-Bo and Killa Tay
- Moment of Truth, a 2004 album by Da' T.R.U.T.H.
- The Moment of Truth (compilation album), a 1999 album in The Emo Diaries series
- Moment of Truth (ELO Part II album), a 1994 album by ELO Part II
- Moment of Truth (Gang Starr album), a 1998 album by Gang Starr
- The Moment of Truth (The Real Milli Vanilli album), a 1990 album by The Real Milli Vanilli
- Moment of Truth (Suzy Bogguss album), a 1990 album by Suzy Bogguss
- Moment of Truth (Man with No Name album), a 1996 album by Man With No Name
Film and television
- Moment of Truth (TV series), a Canadian serial drama television series which aired on CBC Television from 1964 to 1969
- The Moment of Truth (U.S. game show), an American game show
- The Moment of Truth (British game show), a British game show
- Moment of Truth movies, a series of made-for-television movies from the Lifetime cable channel
- "The Moment of Truth" (Merlin), an episode of Merlin
- The Moment of Truth (film), a 1965 Italian film
Fiction
- The Moment of Truth (Star Wars novel), a novel based on the Star Wars franchise
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