1. (

• juncture ,
• occasion

) 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" ;

2. (

• juncture ,
• critical_point ,
• crossroads

) 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" ;

3. (

• articulation ,
• join ,
• joint ,
• juncture ,
• junction

) the shape or manner in which things come together and a connection is made ;