most crucial
adjective. critical, important
turning point
noun. critical juncture
- axis
- change
- climacteric
- climax
- contingency
- crisis
- critical mass
- critical moment
- critical period
- critical point
- crossing
- crossroads
- crucial moment
- crucial occurrence
- crucial period
- crunch
- crux
- culmination
- cusp
- decisive moment
- defining moment
- development
- emergency
- exigency
- high noon
- hinge
- juncture
- kairotic moment
- moment of truth
- nexus
- pass
- peak
- peripeteia
- pinch
- pivot
- pivotal moment
- point of no return
- race against time
- rising action
- shift
- strait
- transition
- turn of the tide
- twist
- when push comes to shove
- zero hour
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