| A-day |
| D-day(noun, pinch, climax, strait) |
| H-hour(noun, pinch, climax, strait) |
| climax(noun, pinch, strait) |
| contingency(noun, pinch, climax, strait) |
| countdown(noun, pinch, climax, strait) |
| crisis(noun, pinch, climax, strait) |
| crisis point(noun, expression, pinch, climax, strait) |
| crossroad(noun, pinch, climax, strait) |
| crossroads(noun, pinch, climax, strait) |
| crunch time(noun, expression, pinch, climax, strait) |
| deadline(noun, pinch, climax, strait) |
| emergency(noun, pinch, climax, strait) |
| exigency(noun, pinch, climax, strait) |
| jumping-off point(noun, expression, pinch, climax, strait) |
| juncture(noun, pinch, climax, strait) |
| moment of truth(noun, expression, idiom, pinch, climax) |
| pinch(noun, climax, strait) |
| pivotal moment(noun, expression, pinch, climax, strait) |
| start time(noun, expression, pinch, climax, strait) |