" juncture "

1: a particular and often important moment in time;

  * e.g., " ... at the present juncture, I think the country is looking for a strong president "

•  Synonyms : 

•  point

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

2: a place where two or more things are united;

  * e.g., " ... the water is leaking at the juncture of those two pipes "

•  Synonyms : 

•  connection,

•  coupling,

•  join,

•  joining,

•  joint,

•  jointure,

•  junction

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

3: a time or state of affairs requiring prompt or decisive action;

  * e.g., " ... we have now arrived at a juncture where something must be done to avert war "

•  Synonyms : 

•  boiling point,

•  breaking point,

•  clutch,

•  conjuncture,

•  crisis,

•  crossroad(s),

•  crunch,

•  crunch time,

•  Dunkirk,

•  emergency,

•  exigency,

•  extremity,

•  flash point,

•  head,

•  tinderbox,

•  zero hour

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)