How to sign: an event that occurs at a critical time
"at such junctures he always had an impulse to leave"; "it was needed only on special occasions";
Similiar / Same: occasion
Categories: happening, natural event, occurrence
Within this category: climax, conjuncture, crisis, landmark, milestone, pass
How to sign: a crisis situation or point in time when a critical decision must be made
"at that juncture he had no idea what to do"; "he must be made to realize that the company stands at a critical point";
Similiar / Same: critical point, crossroads
Categories: crisis
Within this category: criticality