nut-cutting time
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Meaning · English
time to make a decision or take action
Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt
thời điểm phải đưa ra quyết định hoặc hành động
Machine-translated — suggest a fix
Literally: cutting nuts
Where it’s used:
Used
Widespread English
Examples
It's nut-cutting time for the company to decide on the new project
AI-drafted example auto-approved by rule (illustrative, not a corpus attestation)
Sources & notes
Listed in Wiktionary’s “English idioms” category (retrieved 2026-07-29); definition pending editorial review. Definition drafted by AI (@cf/meta/llama-3.3-70b-instruct-fp8-fast) and auto-approved by rule on 2026-07-31; pending editor spot-check.
Common questions
What does “nut-cutting time” mean?
time to make a decision or take action Literally: cutting nuts
Is “nut-cutting time” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.