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(slang) A critical period of time during which it is necessary to work hard and fast. / (basketball) The last few minutes of play in the fourth quarter.

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crunch time

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crunch time

Noun

slang uncountable

(slang) A critical period of time during which it is necessary to work hard and fast. / (basketball) The last few minutes of play in the fourth quarter.

Japanese Meaning

重要な局面、特に困難な状況下で短期間に集中して働かなければならない時期 / バスケットボールにおける、試合終了直前の最後の数分間

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It's crunch time, so everyone in the office stayed late to finish the project.

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正念場なので、オフィスのみんなはプロジェクトを仕上げるために残業した。

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(slang) A critical period of time during which it is necessary to work hard and fast.

Tough-minded, Vidia reacted in much the same way as he had in Uganda. Whenever he met Indians in Kenya, he challenged them, demanding to know their backup plans in case of trouble. He called it "crunch time." "Very well then," he [V. S. Naipaul] would say after the first pleasantries, "what are you going to do when crunch time comes?

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(basketball) The last few minutes of play in the fourth quarter.

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