juncture
Collocations
4ADJ.
crucial, dangerous, important
VERB + JUNCTURE
argues
JUNCTURE + NOUN
life, relationship, teacher, we're
PREP.
in, into
Definitions
noun
A place where things join, a junction.
A critical moment in time.
We're at a crucial juncture in our relationship.
What a mercy you are shod with velvet, Jane! a clodhopping messenger would never do at this juncture.
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.
Thesaurus
Synonyms
noun — an event that occurs at a critical time
noun — the shape or manner in which things come together and a conn
noun — a crisis situation or point in time when a critical decision
Antonyms
Idioms & Phrases
Example Bank
6We're at a crucial juncture in our relationship.
WiktionaryWhat a mercy you are shod with velvet, Jane! a clodhopping messenger would never do at this juncture.
WiktionaryThe object is to keep the yard operators apprised of main-line movements, so that they do not plan to occupy the main lines with activity into or out of the yard at an inopportune juncture.
WiktionaryHe looked away at a dangerous juncture.
Tatoeba · #1243633At this juncture, we're looking into every possibility.
Tatoeba · #8682998I don't want to jump into any conclusions at this juncture.
Tatoeba · #8682999