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Moment of truth

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Noun
  1. 1
    A deciding instant; the time when a test determines or makes it apparent whether something will succeed. idiomatic

    "The moment of truth comes when you try to start the engine you have just rebuilt."

  2. 2
    a crucial moment on which much depends wordnet
  3. 3
    the moment in a bullfight when the matador kills the bull wordnet

Etymology

A calque of Spanish momento de la verdad, which refers to the time of the final sword thrust in a bullfight.

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