Meaning

2 senses
  1. (uncountable)The optimal time to gather nuts before they are seized by other animals or buried in snow.

  2. (idiomatic, uncountable)Time to exert maximum effort, for example, due to an approaching deadline or a looming competitive situation.

Word family

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