coming to a head

VERB

reach a crisis

Synonyms

WEAK

cap climax conclude culminate end finish wind up

Example Sentences

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Long-simmering tensions between the U.S. and Europe over how to handle content on platforms like TikTok, Instagram and X are coming to a head.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 3, 2026

All of this is coming to a head just weeks before the Jan. 30 appropriations deadline.

From Salon • Jan. 16, 2026

Concerns over artificial-intelligence spending are coming to a head, with investors fearing the formation of a trillion-dollar bubble.

From Barron's • Dec. 4, 2025

This week’s episode finds the small-scale warfare and passive aggressiveness between the trio coming to a head.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 31, 2025

Whatever was happening, it had Shorty on edge and defensive; things, in Milagro and in Horsethief Shorty Wilson himself, were coming to a head.

From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols