crunch
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6.0
- noun
- /krʌntʃ/
- Informal
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crisis
- We're on a time crunch, but Hunter's gonna die if we don't get some food in him, okay?
- credit crunch
- crunch time
- budget crunch
But when it comes to the crunch, yes, he won an FA Cup sound.
- But when it comes to the crunch, yes, he won an FA Cup sound.
- It was, are you guys on a time crunch at all or you're fine.
- And that caused like this fuel crunch and huge disruption across the East Coast.
- But anyway, after postdoc is when scientists face the big crunch.
Examples
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Meanwhile, the credit crunch and the reactions to it are already having their economic impact.
Academic text (2008) -
The result, arguably, was a credit crunch all over the world.
Academic text (1994) -
It's crunch time at the climate change conference in Paris.
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The time crunch was challenging, and it was already the middle of a busy school year.
Academic text (2015) -
But then also we have four daughters and I think my husband is starting to feel the crunch of saving for them.
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You're speaking to us in quite a nervous state because we're just approaching crunch time.
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But in the midst of a budget crunch, one can't necessarily shoot the moon.
Fiction book (1992) -
During one budget crunch, the churches in Brookings united to prevent the department from being eliminated.
Academic text (2011) -
New York City Mayor Rudolph Giuliani, facing a budget crunch, slashed recycling funding by 38 percent.
Academic text (1996) -
The project is in crunch mode as we approach the deadline, and every team member must prioritize their tasks.
Synonyms
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3.1
A very dangerous or difficult time when quick decisions are needed
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4.5
A time when people have little money and life is hard
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7.0
A tense moment when someone must act to decide the result
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5.5
A situation when money problems make it hard to manage things
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4.2
A short time when people must work very hard to finish something
Antonyms
Compounds
- Informal
An exercise that lifts the shoulders toward the hips to work the stomach muscles
How Severe
Surface Forms
Etymology
Crunch in a 'time crunch' comes from the idea of being 'squeezed' or under pressure, as if things are being crushed with no room left. So a crunch is a short, difficult time when you do not have enough time, money, or other resources.