crunch time

Example Sentences

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Tanking used to be the territory of general managers who assembled lackluster rosters, not of coaches who sat healthy players in the crunch time of games.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 1, 2026

For the German companies standing ready to produce, store and move green hydrogen, it's now crunch time.

From BBC • Dec. 1, 2025

“I know it wasn’t the best decision to take the ball out his hands in crunch time on that fourth down,” McVay said.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 3, 2025

Now it’s crunch time and we have to show our quality.”

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 5, 2024

The Talentine show was Friday, and Mr. Partridge had been telling them for days that it was crunch time.

From "Goodbye Stranger" by Rebecca Stead