critical moment

She is at a critical moment in the town-burning-down story when Ragsdale phone rings.

At this critical moment, this diffusion of attention is potentially crippling.

We look forward to working with all pro-Israel advocates in supporting Secretary Kerry in this critical moment.

He had seen the massive anti-government rallies and thought a critical moment had come.

Some say they are ready to go back at this critical moment.

At the critical moment of the Austrian counter-attack at Dego, Lannes cleared the village by a brisk bayonet charge.

At this critical moment feet were heard clattering and stumbling up the stair as if in tremendous haste.

Struck down by a fever the day before the action, he was unable to give his advice at the critical moment.

All her scheming and fencing would have availed her nothing if she were to break down at the critical moment.

At a critical moment I might find myself compelled to suspend operations until the arrival of drafts from England.