nut-cutting time
noun1
The optimal time to gather nuts before they are seized by other animals or buried in snow.
- The desire to follow traditions of hunting squirrel in Tennessee during mulberry season in June, and nut-cutting time in September, when squirrels concentrate, [...].1951, Journal of the Tennessee Academy of Science, volumes 26-27, page 20:
2
Idiomatic Time to exert maximum effort, for example, due to an approaching deadline or a looming competitive situation.
- Related terms
- crunch time