Idiom: Nut-Cutting Time
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How to pronounce "nut-cutting time":
AU
Time to gather nuts before they are taken by other animals or buried in snow.
Time to exert maximum effort, for example, due to an approaching deadline or a looming competitive situation.
Example Sentences
1
It's nut-cutting time, we need to make a final decision.
2
As the deadline approaches, it's reaching nut-cutting time.
3
We've procrastinated enough, it's nut-cutting time now.
4
The negotiations are intense, it's nut-cutting time for both parties.
5
In business, it's often during nut-cutting time that leaders emerge.