juncture

noun

1. 1

   an event that occurs at a critical time

   at such junctures he always had an impulse to leave

   it was needed only on special occasions

2. 2

   the shape or manner in which things come together and a connection is made

3. 3

   a crisis situation or point in time when a critical decision must be made

   at that juncture he had no idea what to do

   he must be made to realize that the company stands at a critical point