English idiom

moment of truth

Register · Neutral CEFR B2

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Figurative meaning

the decisive point when reality or the final outcome becomes clear

Word picture

Truth is pictured as arriving in one decisive moment when uncertainty can no longer remain hidden.

Example

“When the prototype went live, the team faced its moment of truth.”

Dictionary details

Component words

moment truth

Tags

Expressions connected by reviewed component words or topic tags.

economical with the truth

deliberately omitting important facts in order to give a misleading impression

blow someone's cover

to expose what someone has kept secret, such as their identity or scheme

go for broke

to stake everything on one final effort to win or succeed

home and dry

successfully completed or achieved, with the main risks safely past

a piece of cake

Something that is very easy to do.

so far so good

used to say that things have gone well up to now

Source methodology

Meanings, register, CEFR, and examples come from the reviewed dictionary record. Expression notes may describe a reviewed present-day word picture or a background note; they are not presented as verified etymology.

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