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# juncture

«juncture» in Mova's school dictionary: **A particular moment or point in time, especially an…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

noun (a juncture, junctures)

### meaning for a pupil

1) (formal) A particular moment or point in time, especially an important one in a series of events. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/J/juncture/#m1)

2) (formal) A place where two things join; a joint or junction. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/J/juncture/#m2)

### sense in the lessons

A stiff exam and news word: «at this juncture» means «at this point». In history writing it marks a turning point; in stories it signals that a decision must be made. Phrases: at this juncture, at a critical juncture, at that juncture.

### examples

- At this juncture, we should stop and think. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/J/juncture/#x1)
- The war had reached a critical juncture. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/J/juncture/#x2)
- At that juncture, the captain decided to turn the ship around. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/J/juncture/#x3)
- The bone broke at the juncture with the knee. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/J/juncture/#x4)
- It is too early, at this juncture, to say who will win. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/J/juncture/#x5)
- The story reaches a key juncture when the map is stolen. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/J/juncture/#x6)
- The two roads meet at a busy juncture. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/J/juncture/#x7)

### note

Countable: a juncture, junctures. Formal: in normal speech say «at this point» or «now». Do not confuse with «junction» (a place where roads or railways meet), though they share a root. Pronounced JUNK-chur.

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «juncture» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/J/juncture/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.