juncture

Noun

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

• 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
    

• 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
    

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  articulation , join , joint , junction , critical point , crossroads , occasion