clutch play
Pressure moment success
A clutch play is a decisive action performed under pressure, typically late in a close game when the outcome hangs in the balance.
The term comes from sports—a game-winning shot, a crucial strikeout, a last-minute touchdown drive: His clutch play in the fourth quarter saved the season.
The player who delivers is clutch; the moment demands it.
- crunch timeHigh-pressure final stretch
- pressureForce upon contact
- under pressureExperiencing duress or stress
- heroOne admired for courage
- game-winnerScore that secures victory
big moment · fourth quarter · overtime · buzzer beater · championship · stakes · high leverage · composure · come through · deliver · step up · momentum · spotlight · do or die · make or break · execution · grit · poise
- improvisationimprovised, impromptu, ad lib, freestyle, ad-lib
- Winning Movesmasterstroke, coup, winning move, checkmate, game-winner
- sport psychologymental toughness, flow state, self-talk, concentration, confidence
- sportssports, basketball, tennis, athletics, golf
- achievementsaccomplishment, achievement, accomplishments, achievements, triumph
- desperate measureslast resort, desperate plea, desperation move, last ditch, last chance
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