high noon

1. (idiomatic)Exactly noon; midday (when the sun is at its highest).

   The same streets that are inviting and quiet at high noon may be intimidating at night.

2. (figuratively, idiomatic)The zenith or apex of one's life or of a certain activity or era.

3. (idiomatic)A time, set out in advance, at which an important decision is to be made or a nemesis is to be confronted.

1. He waited for the duel at high noon.

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