1. (noun)juncture, occasion 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. (noun)juncture, critical point, crossroads a crisissituation or point in time when a critical decisionmust 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"
3. (noun)articulation, join, joint, juncture, junction the shape or manner in which thingscome together and a connection is made