Moment of truth
noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 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 a crucial moment on which much depends wordnet
- 3 the moment in a bullfight when the matador kills the bull wordnet
Example
More examples"The moment of truth comes when you try to start the engine you have just rebuilt."
Etymology
A calque of Spanish momento de la verdad, which refers to the time of the final sword thrust in a bullfight.