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psychological moment collapse: the most appropriate time for achieving a desired effect

moment of truth collapse: a crucial moment on which much depends; the moment in a bullfight when the matador kills the bull

eleventh hour collapse: the latest possible moment; "money became available at the eleventh hour"; "at the last minute the government changed the rules"

while collapse: a period of indeterminate length (usually short) marked by some action or condition; "he was here for a little while"; "I need to rest for a piece"; "a spell of good weather"; "a patch of bad weather"

hour collapse: distance measured by the time taken to cover it; "we live an hour from the airport"; "its just 10 minutes away"; a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day; "the job will take more than an hour"; clock time; "the hour is getting late"; a special and memorable period; "it was their finest hour"

anon collapse: (old-fashioned or informal) in a little while; "see you anon"; at another time; "ever and anon"

instant collapse: in or of the present month; "your letter of the 10th inst"

juncture collapse: an event that occurs at a critical time; "at such junctures he always had an impulse to leave"; "it was needed only on special occasions"; a crisis situation or point in time when a critical decision must be made; "at that juncture he had no idea what to do"; "he must be made to realize that the company stands at a critical point"

day collapse: United States writer best known for his autobiographical works (1874-1935); a period of opportunity; "he deserves his day in court"; "every dog has his day"; some point or period in time; "it should arrive any day now"; "after that day she never trusted him again"; "those were the days"; "these days it is not unusual"; the recurring hours when you are not sleeping (especially those when you are working); "my day began early this morning"; "it was a busy day on the stock exchange"; "she called it a day and went to bed"; time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis; "two days later they left"; "they put on two performances every day"; "there are 30,000 passengers per day"; a day assigned to a particular purpose or observance; "Mother's Day"; the time after sunrise and before sunset while it is light outside; "the dawn turned night into day"; "it is easier to make the repairs in the daytime"; the period of time taken by a particular planet (e.g. Mars) to make a complete rotation on its axis; "how long is a day on Jupiter?"; an era of existence or influence; "in the day of the dinosaurs"; "in the days of the Roman Empire"; "in the days of sailing ships"; "he was a successful pianist in his day"

shortly collapse: for a short time; "he was at the airport shortly before she was expected to arrive"; at a short distance; "the hem fell shortly below her knees"

today collapse: the day that includes the present moment (as opposed to yesterday or tomorrow); "Today is beautiful"; "did you see today's newspaper?"; the present time or age; "the world of today"; "today we have computers"; on this day as distinct from yesterday or tomorrow; "I can't meet with you today"

crunch collapse: the sound of something crunching; "he heard the crunch of footsteps on the gravel path"; a critical situation that arises because of a shortage (as a shortage of time or money or resources); "an end-of-the year crunch"; "a financial crunch"; make crunching noises; "his shoes were crunching on the gravel"; chew noisily; "The children crunched the celery sticks"; press or grind with a crunching noise

crossroads collapse: a point where a choice must be made; "Freud's work stands at the crossroads between psychology and neurology"

season collapse: one of the natural periods into which the year is divided by the equinoxes and solstices or atmospheric conditions; "the regular sequence of the seasons"; a recurrent time marked by major holidays; "it was the Christmas season"; a period of the year marked by special events or activities in some field; "he celebrated his 10th season with the ballet company"; "she always looked forward to the avocado season"; make fit; "This trip will season even the hardiest traveller"; lend flavor to; "Season the chicken breast after roasting it"

interval collapse: the distance between things; "fragile items require separation and cushioning"; a set containing all points (or all real numbers) between two given endpoints; the difference in pitch between two notes

tonight collapse: the present or immediately coming night; during the night of the present day; "drop by tonight"

momentarily collapse: at any moment; "she will be with you momently"; for an instant or moment; "we paused momentarily before proceeding"; "a cardinal perched momently on the dogwood branch"

presently collapse: at this time or period; now; "he is presently our ambassador to the United Nations"; "currently they live in Connecticut"

test case collapse: a representative legal action whose outcome is likely to become a precedent

probation collapse: (law) a way of dealing with offenders without imprisoning them; a defendant found guilty of a crime is released by the court without imprisonment subject to conditions imposed by the court; "probation is part of the sentencing process"; a trial period during which an offender has time to redeem himself or herself; a trial period during which your character and abilities are tested to see whether you are suitable for work or for membership

crisis collapse: a crucial stage or turning point in the course of something; "after the crisis the patient either dies or gets better"; an unstable situation of extreme danger or difficulty; "they went bankrupt during the economic crisis"

emergent collapse: coming into existence; "an emergent republic"; occurring unexpectedly and requiring urgent action; "emergent repair of an aorta"

now collapse: the momentary present; "Now is a good time to do it"; "it worked up to right now"; used to preface a command or reproof or request; "now hear this!"; "now pay attention"; at the present moment; "goods now on sale"; "the now-aging dictator"; "they are now abroad"; "he is busy at present writing a new novel"; "it could happen any time now"; in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events; "President Kennedy now calls in the National Guard"; "Washington now decides to cross the Delaware"; "the ship is now listing to port"; in the immediate past; "told me just now"; (prefatory or transitional) indicates a change of subject or activity; "Now the next problem is..."

basal collapse: of primary importance; serving as or forming a base; "the painter applied a base coat followed by two finishing coats"

moment collapse: the n-th moment of a distribution is the expected value of the n-th power of the deviations from a fixed value; a turning force produced by an object acting at a distance (or a measure of that force); a particular point in time; "the moment he arrived the party began"; an indefinitely short time; "wait just a moment"; "it only takes a minute"; "in just a bit"

by and by collapse: at some eventual time in the future; "By and by he'll understand"; "I'll see you later"

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