crunch time

"He showed working-class lads you could wear nail polish, model for Armani, champion grooming rituals - and still bend a free-kick past the keeper at crunch time. All while embodying a very traditional ideal: devoted husband, hands-on dad, family first."

“He already is steeped in these issues, he knows what the facts are. He knows all the players. It’s crunch time.”

UCLA’s leading scorer struggled in crunch time: Betts missed all three of her fourth-quarter shots — two of which Watkins swatted away on her way to a career-high eight blocks.

Now it’s crunch time and we have to show our quality.”

But nothing to show for it after another choke at crunch time.