Synonyms:
crucial, important
Meaning: of extreme importance; vital to the resolution of a crisis; "a crucial moment in his career"; "a crucial election"; "a crucial issue for women"
Synonyms:
crucial
Meaning: having crucial relevance; "crucial to the case"; "relevant testimony"
Usage examples
We observed pretty closely just then, for all of us felt that it was a crucial moment.
It is as if a scroll were outspread before me, on which is a record of all my tendencies and crucial acts.
He had one nasty slip, which might have been his last if he had not grabbed a tough clump of weeds at the crucial instant.