crunch time
A critical period of time during which it is necessary to work hard and fastA critical period of time during which it is necessary to work hard and fast.
» We're running on crunch time.
Meaning
2 senses(colloquial, uncountable)A critical period of time during which it is necessary to work hard and fast.
(uncountable)The last few minutes of play in the fourth quarter.
Examples
2 sentencesWe're running on crunch time.
It's crunch time!
deJetzt geht’s um die Wurst!
Word family
1 related wordsRelatednut-cutting time
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable