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zero hour

noun

Definition of zero hour

as in crisis

a time or state of affairs requiring prompt or decisive action we're at the zero hour, so someone has to make a decision

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Recent Examples of zero hour Nevertheless, this is an improvement on the zero hours that (many) men were doing 50 years ago. — Meg Walters, Glamour, 9 Nov. 2025 The King video marked the zero hour for new forms of activism using cameras. — Will Potter july 7, Literary Hub, 7 July 2025 She's stopped, however, when Derringer and Clarke burst in at the zero hour, giving impassioned speeches about the importance of the alliance. — Randall Colburn, EW.com, 3 July 2025 The course will feature the same curriculum as other PE courses, East Aurora High School Principal Jennifer Mitchell said at a curriculum meeting in May, but will be offered during zero hour for the first time next year. — Molly Morrow, Chicago Tribune, 4 June 2025 Fighting, however, continued up to the zero hour, with Israeli airstrikes in Lebanon far into the night. — Scott Neuman, NPR, 27 Nov. 2024 English learners can attend a specialized class for learning to speak and write can be accomplished with a before-school (zero hour) or after-school period. — Madeleine Parrish, The Arizona Republic, 8 Oct. 2024

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Beijing has issued many measures over the past several years to stabilize the property market; however, there is no end to the crisis in sight.

— Sylvie Zhuang, CNN Money, 20 Aug. 2026
These capabilities are increasingly central to future crisis preparedness.

— Frances Townsend, New York Daily News, 20 Aug. 2026

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The head of Britain’s National Cyber Security Centre revealed earlier this year that three-quarters of cyber-attacks on critical infrastructure could be traced back to hostile state actors.

— Tim Lister, CNN Money, 23 Aug. 2026
The investigators had named a deputy head of the presidential office among the suspects in a money-laundering case.

— ABC News, ABC News, 23 Aug. 2026

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