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[ noun ] an event that occurs at a critical time

Synonyms

occasion

Examples

"at such junctures he always had an impulse to leave" "it was needed only on special occasions"

Used in print

(John Hazard Wildman, "Take It Off," The Arizona...)

Sometimes , as at this juncture , he did not .

2
[ noun ] a crisis situation or point in time when a critical decision must be made

Examples

"at that juncture he had no idea what to do" "he must be made to realize that the company stands at a critical point"

Related terms

crisis criticality

3
[ noun ] the shape or manner in which things come together and a connection is made
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