junctures
Points of convergence
Junctures is the plural of juncture, a point where things meet or a critical moment in time.
Physical junctures are joints or seams: the juncture where the wall meets the ceiling.
Temporal junctures are pivotal moments: At this juncture, we need to reconsider our strategy.
The phrase at this juncture often appears in formal or bureaucratic speech, sometimes criticized as pompous filler.
Short spans of time
- pointsUnits of tally
- stagesDistinct periods or platforms
- crossroadsMeeting of routes
- turning pointsDecisive shifts in direction
milestones · transitions · pivotal moments · watersheds · inflection points · phases · intervals · thresholds
Skeletal connection points
- connectionsRelationships between things
- seamsJoined fabric edges
- intersectionsPoints where things cross
- articulationsJoints or spoken expressions
linkages · couplings · hinges · nodes · sutures · welds · splices · bonds
Joints or spoken expressions
- jointsSkeletal connection points
- ligamentsTough tissue joining bones
- cartilageFlexible connective body tissue
- socketsHollow connectors for insertion
hinges · pivots · condyles · vertebrae · knuckles · elbows · knees · ankles
Temporary cessations of activity
- boundariesLines marking separation
- breaksSplits or pauses
- transitionsMovements between states
moments
Short spans of time
- pointsUnits of tally
- stagesDistinct periods or platforms
- crossroadsMeeting of routes
turning points · milestones · transitions · pivotal moments · watersheds · inflection points · phases · intervals · thresholds · episodes
joints
Skeletal connection points
- connectionsRelationships between things
- seamsJoined fabric edges
- intersectionsPoints where things cross
articulations · linkages · couplings · hinges · nodes · sutures · welds · splices · bonds · unions
articulations
Joints or spoken expressions
- jointsSkeletal connection points
- ligamentsTough tissue joining bones
- cartilageFlexible connective body tissue
sockets · hinges · pivots · condyles · vertebrae · knuckles · elbows · knees · ankles · wrists
pauses
Temporary cessations of activity
- boundariesLines marking separation
- breaksSplits or pauses
- transitionsMovements between states
- connection pointscrossroads, intersections, nodes, hubs, connectors
juncturescontinuities
Uninterrupted sequences or states
continuums · continuum · steady states · stretches · durations
juncturesseparations
Acts of dividing apart
disconnections · disjunctures · midpoints · midsections · gaps
- critical junctureDecisive moment requiring action
- crucial junctureDecisive point of change