Juncture
noun
A crucial point in time, especially one at which a decision must be made.
At this juncture, we must make the tough decision of either investing more money into the venture or shutting it down.
Often appears as...
- at this juncture
- critical juncture
noun
A place where things join together.
The junction of the two rivers creates a beautiful landscape.
Often appears as...
- junction of two rivers
- junction of two roads
noun
A crucial point in time, especially one at which a decision must be made.
At this juncture, we must make the tough decision of either investing more money into the venture or shutting it down.
Often appears as...
- at this juncture
- critical juncture
noun
A place where things join together.
The junction of the two rivers creates a beautiful landscape.
Often appears as...
- junction of two rivers
- junction of two roads
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Pro Tip 1/3Time-Sensitive
Juncture often indicates a period where immediate actions or decisions are critical.
We're at a juncture where every second counts.
Pro Tip 2/3Urgent Decisions
Used to emphasize the urgency or critical nature of a decision that must be made.
The board reached a juncture requiring a definitive vote.
Pro Tip 3/3Transition Phase
Refers to a phase indicating change or a shift in direction.
The company is at a juncture, pivoting towards new markets.
Pro Tip 1/3Time-Sensitive
Juncture often indicates a period where immediate actions or decisions are critical.
We're at a juncture where every second counts.
Pro Tip 2/3Urgent Decisions
Used to emphasize the urgency or critical nature of a decision that must be made.
The board reached a juncture requiring a definitive vote.
Pro Tip 3/3Transition Phase
Refers to a phase indicating change or a shift in direction.
The company is at a juncture, pivoting towards new markets.
Pro Tip 1/3Time-Sensitive
Juncture often indicates a period where immediate actions or decisions are critical.
We're at a juncture where every second counts.
Pro Tip 2/3Urgent Decisions
Used to emphasize the urgency or critical nature of a decision that must be made.
The board reached a juncture requiring a definitive vote.
Pro Tip 3/3Transition Phase
Refers to a phase indicating change or a shift in direction.
The company is at a juncture, pivoting towards new markets.
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Mars Up Close, Part 2:...
The most of the material for the left two-thirds of the image was one type and the lower right corner was another, and then the brighter whitish-blue stuff up there is a third. Seeing this juncture of these three different materials knowing that they held to clues to what was going on in Gale and that they might be related
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Ben Dunlap: The...
and the further fact that, so far as I know, there's not a drop of Hungarian blood in my veins, at every critical juncture of my life there has been a Hungarian friend or mentor there beside me. I even have dreams that take place in landscapes I recognize as the landscapes of Hungarian films,
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Bill Clinton: TED Prize...
we have to build systems. And the absence of systems that function break the connection which got you all in this seat tonight. You think about whatever your life has been, however many obstacles you have faced in your life, at critical junctures you always knew
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Why curiosity is the key...
The only problem was a few weeks later, she started to notice another nodule in the same area. It turned out he hadn't gotten it all, and she wasn't good to go. But what happened at this juncture absolutely fascinates me. My colleague came to me and said,
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Adam Spencer: Why I fell...
you are at a critical juncture in your life here, my friend. You can keep sitting here with us. Any more of that sort of talk, you've got to go and sit over there with them." I thought about it for a nanosecond. I took one look at the road map of life,
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12 sustainable design...
and finding what their sort of grand challenges are. The two groups are not talking to each other. At all. What in the world of biology might be helpful at this juncture, to get us through this sort of evolutionary knothole that we're in?
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4 Kinds of Regret – and...
These are, as I said before, what I call boldness regrets. And we get to a juncture in our life and we have a choice. We can play it safe or we can take the chance. And what I found is overwhelmingly people regret not taking the chance.
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How a strong creative...
Now, putting culture on the economic agenda is an incredibly important milestone. But the truth of the matter is, there's far more at stake than just jobs. Ethiopia is at a critical juncture, not just economically but democratically.
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Garth Lenz: The true...
Just 70 miles downstream is the world's largest freshwater delta, the Peace-Athabasca Delta, the only one at the juncture of all four migratory flyways. This is a globally significant wetland, perhaps the greatest on the planet.
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C.K. Williams: Poetry...
Still life on a rooftop, dead trees in barrels, a bench broken, dogs, excrement, sky. What pathways through pain, what junctures of vulnerability,
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Mars Up Close, Part 2:...
The most of the material for the left two-thirds of the image was one type and the lower right corner was another, and then the brighter whitish-blue stuff up there is a third. Seeing this juncture of these three different materials knowing that they held to clues to what was going on in Gale and that they might be related
Video examples
Ben Dunlap: The...
and the further fact that, so far as I know, there's not a drop of Hungarian blood in my veins, at every critical juncture of my life there has been a Hungarian friend or mentor there beside me. I even have dreams that take place in landscapes I recognize as the landscapes of Hungarian films,
Video examples
Bill Clinton: TED Prize...
we have to build systems. And the absence of systems that function break the connection which got you all in this seat tonight. You think about whatever your life has been, however many obstacles you have faced in your life, at critical junctures you always knew
Video examples
Why curiosity is the key...
The only problem was a few weeks later, she started to notice another nodule in the same area. It turned out he hadn't gotten it all, and she wasn't good to go. But what happened at this juncture absolutely fascinates me. My colleague came to me and said,
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Adam Spencer: Why I fell...
you are at a critical juncture in your life here, my friend. You can keep sitting here with us. Any more of that sort of talk, you've got to go and sit over there with them." I thought about it for a nanosecond. I took one look at the road map of life,
Video examples
12 sustainable design...
and finding what their sort of grand challenges are. The two groups are not talking to each other. At all. What in the world of biology might be helpful at this juncture, to get us through this sort of evolutionary knothole that we're in?
Video examples
4 Kinds of Regret – and...
These are, as I said before, what I call boldness regrets. And we get to a juncture in our life and we have a choice. We can play it safe or we can take the chance. And what I found is overwhelmingly people regret not taking the chance.
Video examples
How a strong creative...
Now, putting culture on the economic agenda is an incredibly important milestone. But the truth of the matter is, there's far more at stake than just jobs. Ethiopia is at a critical juncture, not just economically but democratically.
Video examples
Garth Lenz: The true...
Just 70 miles downstream is the world's largest freshwater delta, the Peace-Athabasca Delta, the only one at the juncture of all four migratory flyways. This is a globally significant wetland, perhaps the greatest on the planet.
Video examples
C.K. Williams: Poetry...
Still life on a rooftop, dead trees in barrels, a bench broken, dogs, excrement, sky. What pathways through pain, what junctures of vulnerability,
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Arthur Henderson
British Politician
Those nations have a very great responsibility at this juncture of the world's affairs, for by throwing their joint weight into the scales of history on the right side, they may tip the balance decisively in favour of peace.
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Said Musa
Statesman
The 'Belize Times' will be back. I can't at this juncture say exactly when it will be back in printed form. As you know, it is presently published online. But this historic newspaper will one day, hopefully soon, rise again.
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Parvathy
Indian Actress
The only kind of influence I want to be on anyone is by being, constantly and consistently, someone who probes herself at every juncture, improves the way in which she functions as a citizen, and questions the status quo.
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Ban Ki-moon
South Korean Leader
The human family is at a critical juncture. The world is moving through a great transition. This transition is economic, as the digital revolution advances and as new powers and groups emerge.
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Joyce Carol Oates
American Novelist
I think all art comes out of conflict. When I write I am always looking for the dramatic kernel of an event, the junctures of people's lives when they go in one direction, not another.
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Spencer Abraham
American Politician
The issues and challenges surrounding nuclear non-proliferation are continuously evolving. They've changed dramatically at several junctures in recent memory.
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Caroline Ghosn
American Businesswoman
I live my life as an entrepreneur in every possible way I can by applying the question 'What can be done better and how?' at every juncture.
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Randeep Hooda
Indian Actor
Love to me has meant different things at different junctures of my life. I'm not a hopeless romantic.
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Tracey Ullman
British Comedian
I've always had to create my own markets and I've always been at a juncture in my career.
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Mark Henry
American Athlete
I'm blessed to be able to say that at every juncture in my career, I succeeded.
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Arthur Henderson
British Politician
Those nations have a very great responsibility at this juncture of the world's affairs, for by throwing their joint weight into the scales of history on the right side, they may tip the balance decisively in favour of peace.
Quote examples
Said Musa
Statesman
The 'Belize Times' will be back. I can't at this juncture say exactly when it will be back in printed form. As you know, it is presently published online. But this historic newspaper will one day, hopefully soon, rise again.
Quote examples
Parvathy
Indian Actress
The only kind of influence I want to be on anyone is by being, constantly and consistently, someone who probes herself at every juncture, improves the way in which she functions as a citizen, and questions the status quo.
Quote examples
Ban Ki-moon
South Korean Leader
The human family is at a critical juncture. The world is moving through a great transition. This transition is economic, as the digital revolution advances and as new powers and groups emerge.
Quote examples
Joyce Carol Oates
American Novelist
I think all art comes out of conflict. When I write I am always looking for the dramatic kernel of an event, the junctures of people's lives when they go in one direction, not another.
Quote examples
Spencer Abraham
American Politician
The issues and challenges surrounding nuclear non-proliferation are continuously evolving. They've changed dramatically at several junctures in recent memory.
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Caroline Ghosn
American Businesswoman
I live my life as an entrepreneur in every possible way I can by applying the question 'What can be done better and how?' at every juncture.
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Randeep Hooda
Indian Actor
Love to me has meant different things at different junctures of my life. I'm not a hopeless romantic.
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Tracey Ullman
British Comedian
I've always had to create my own markets and I've always been at a juncture in my career.
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Mark Henry
American Athlete
I'm blessed to be able to say that at every juncture in my career, I succeeded.
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