It's crunch time for everyone in the England squad.
crunch time in American English
noun
a period of intense pressure
Word origin
[1975–80]This word is first recorded in the period 1975–80. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: bench press, family therapy, gridlock, surrogate mother, videotex
Examples of 'crunch time' in a sentence
crunch time
IT'S crunch time for the good old English apple.
The Sun (2015)
All very well, but this was crunch time.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
You want the ball in your hand in crunch time.
Globe and Mail (2003)
The holiday season is crunch time for the toy industry.
Houston Chronicle (2010)
But when crunch time comes, it's all serious.
The Sun (2008)
Hughes admits it is crunch time now.
The Sun (2018)
Bad to worse: is it crunch time for the furniture groups?
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
Crunch time came about 12 years ago.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
The third is crunch time when the pressure really starts to tell.