juncture

Plural: junctures

Noun

• A particular point in events or time; the act of joining.
• an event that occurs at a critical time
  • "at such junctures he always had an impulse to leave"
• a crisis situation or point in time when a critical decision must be made
  • "at that juncture he had no idea what to do"
• the shape or manner in which things come together and a connection is made
• A place where things join, a junction.
• A critical moment in time.
• The manner of moving (transition) or mode of relationship between two consecutive sounds; a suprasegmental phonemic cue, by which a listener can distinguish between two otherwise identical sequences of sounds that have different meanings.

Examples

• At this crucial juncture of the Words With Friends game, every point mattered.
• We're at a crucial juncture in our relationship.

Synonyms

articulation, critical point, crossroads, join, joint, junction, occasion, combination, composite, conjunction, fusion, instant, juncture, melding, merger, minute, moment, point in time, sith, time, unification, union, unity

Related Words

conjuncture