decisive moment

climax crisis crisis point critical juncture critical point critical stage crossroads crucial moment crunch time defining moment do or die time emergency high noon irreversible momentum moment of truth pivotal point point of no return sink or swim time the Rubicon turning point zero hour

juncture turning point

climax critical moment crunch kairos kairotic moment loaded moment moment of truth point of no return turning point

charged moment climax crucial moment crunch defining moment fated moment fateful moment kairos kairotic moment pregnant moment turning point when push comes to shove

Rubicon climax crossroads crunch defining moment match point moment of truth terminus turning point when push comes to shove

climax critical point crux culmination juncture twist

axis change climacteric contingency crisis critical mass critical moment critical period crossing crossroads crucial moment crucial occurrence crucial period crunch cusp defining moment development emergency exigency high noon hinge 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 when push comes to shove zero hour