moment of truth
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- noun
- /ˈmoʊmənt əv truːθ/
- Confronted now with the actual moment of truth, he realized he had not sufficiently prepared himself.
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Examples
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When the moment of truth finally came, his flurry of punches was too fast for most eyes to follow.
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The athlete knew that the upcoming race would be the moment of truth for his career.
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OK, here we go. Moment of truth. See what happens.
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Alright, so the moment of truth is upon us.
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This is it, the moment of truth.
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So here comes the moment of truth.
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I guess now is the moment of truth.
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The moment of truth has come, my love.
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It was a moment of truth in my life.
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Each sin has a moment of truth wherein you have a chance for redemption.
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Synonyms
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7.2
Great importance that affects people or events
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3.9
A time when you must make an important choice that affects the future
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A time when an important decision must be made
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A moment when people must make an important decision
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An event that causes a very important change in a person's life or history
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A moment when an important change happens or people make a key decision
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A time when someone faces a hard truth and decides to change what they do
How Critical
Surface Forms
Morphology
The components 'moment' (an important time) and 'truth' (conformity to reality) give a clear cue that this refers to an important or decisive point when reality is revealed, so learners can roughly infer a sense of a critical moment. However, the idiomatic nuance — that it functions as a decisive test or turning point (and in marketing a specific pre-purchase decision stage) — is somewhat specialized and not fully predictable from the parts alone.
Etymology
Moment of truth comes from bullfighting. In the ring, a matador faces a single dangerous moment when he must kill the bull and show the real truth of his skill and bravery, so the phrase means an important time when someone is tested.