juncture
Point of convergence
A juncture is a point where things join or a critical moment when circumstances converge.
Physical junctures are seams or connections: the juncture of two pipes.
More often, juncture refers to a significant point in time: At this juncture, we need to reconsider our options.
The phrase at this juncture can sound formal or bureaucratic.
Act of selecting
- dilemmaForced choice between undesirables
- crossroadsMeeting of routes
- forkTined eating tool
- optionAvailable course of action
bifurcation · deliberation · determination · alternatives · divergence · branching · split · direction
Decisive dangerous moment
- pivotalVitally important, deciding
- crucialOf supreme importance
- decisiveQuick to conclude
- turning pointDecisive moment of change
crossroads · watershed · climax · inflection point · make-or-break · do-or-die · urgent · high-stakes
Gathering for discussion
- intersectionPoint where paths meet
- confluenceMeeting point of streams
- unionJoining into one
- mergerCorporate combination
nexus · fusion · synthesis · coalescence · joining · connection · linkage · node
Brief period of time
- pointExact location or meaning
- instantBriefest unit of time
- occasionNotable event or moment
- timeMeasured passage of moments
stage · phase · period · interval · hour · circumstance · situation · conjuncture
Clear vocal expression
- seamJoined fabric edge
- connectionA joining or relation
- hingeMovable connecting joint
- pivotPoint of rotation
socket · node · suture · synapse · ligature · linkage · coupling
Segment of text
- shiftMovement or work period
- changeoverComplete shift between systems
- metamorphosisProfound biological restructuring
- evolutionSpecies changing over generations
progression · transformation · flux · turning · realignment · reconfiguration · alteration · conversion
choice
Act of selecting
- dilemmaForced choice between undesirables
- crossroadsMeeting of routes
- forkTined eating tool
option · bifurcation · deliberation · determination · alternatives · divergence · branching · split · direction · pathway
crisis
Decisive dangerous moment
turning point · crossroads · watershed · climax · inflection point · make-or-break · do-or-die · urgent · high-stakes · momentous
meeting
Gathering for discussion
- intersectionPoint where paths meet
- confluenceMeeting point of streams
- unionJoining into one
merger · nexus · fusion · synthesis · coalescence · joining · connection · linkage · node · hub
moment
Brief period of time
time · stage · phase · period · interval · hour · circumstance · situation · conjuncture
articulation
Clear vocal expression
- seamJoined fabric edge
- connectionA joining or relation
- hingeMovable connecting joint
pivot · socket · node · suture · synapse · ligature · linkage · coupling
passage
Segment of text
- shiftMovement or work period
- changeoverComplete shift between systems
- metamorphosisProfound biological restructuring
evolution · progression · transformation · flux · turning · realignment · reconfiguration · alteration · conversion · restructuring
- connectionslink, links, connect, connection, tie
- timesecond, minute, hour, day, seconds
- time wordsminute, hour, day, now, soon
- crossroadscrossroads, fork in the road, fork in road, intersection, turning point
- turning pointsturning point, defining moment, pivotal event, pivotal moment, crossroads
- thresholdslimit, threshold, brink, edge, boundary
junctureseparation
State of being apart
division · split · rift · gap · disconnection
juncturelull
Temporary period of quiet
interlude · stasis · continuity · doldrums · status quo
- critical junctureDecisive moment requiring action
- crucial junctureDecisive point of change