finest hour
Greatest triumph ever
A person's or group's finest hour is their moment of greatest achievement or courage, especially under pressure.
The phrase gained currency from Winston Churchill's 1940 speech rallying Britain against Nazi Germany: This was their finest hour.
It often carries heroic or dramatic overtones: The rescue team's response was their finest hour.
Point straight overhead
- apogeeHighest orbital point
- summitPeak or diplomatic gathering
- acmeUltimate point of attainment
- apexUppermost point or culmination
high point · peak · crest · capstone · crown · highlight · prime · flower
Drainage area boundary
- turning pointDecisive moment of change
- decisiveQuick to conclude
- momentousOf great significance
- defining momentCrucial event shaping outcome
breakthrough · landmark · milestone · critical juncture · climax · culmination · crossroads · hinge point
Defeating an opponent
- successFavorable outcome attained
- achievementAccomplished goal or deed
- gloryExalted honor and praise
- conquestDefeating and seizing control
accomplishment · overcome · prevail · win · celebration · vindication · supremacy · mastery
Courage in danger
- braveryBoldness before danger
- courageFortitude facing danger
- gallantryCourage, especially in combat
- fortitudeEnduring courage under pain
resolve · sacrifice · heroism · determination · steadfastness · resilience · audacity · tenacity
zenith
Point straight overhead
apex · high point · peak · crest · capstone · crown · highlight · prime · flower · heyday
watershed
Drainage area boundary
- turning pointDecisive moment of change
- decisiveQuick to conclude
- momentousOf great significance
defining moment · breakthrough · landmark · milestone · critical juncture · climax · culmination · crossroads · hinge point · make-or-break
victory
Defeating an opponent
- successFavorable outcome attained
- achievementAccomplished goal or deed
- gloryExalted honor and praise
conquest · accomplishment · overcome · prevail · win · celebration · vindication · supremacy · mastery · dominance
valor
Courage in danger
fortitude · resolve · sacrifice · heroism · determination · steadfastness · resilience · audacity · tenacity · undaunted
- peak momentspeak, pinnacle, apex, zenith, acme
- War Speechesdeclaration of war, war declaration, never surrender, day of infamy, Gettysburg Address
- peakspeak, summit, mountaintop, mountain peak, pinnacle
- excellenceexcellence, greatness, superior, perfection, premium
- hoursone o'clock, two o'clock, three o'clock, four o'clock, five o'clock
- golden daysglory days, golden age, golden era, golden period, golden years
finest hourlowest point
Minimum possible position
nadir · low point · rock bottom · downfall · crushing defeat
finest hourmoment of weakness
fine, finely, fineness, finer, finery, refine, refined, refinement, refinery