juncture
     n 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" [syn: {occasion}]
     2: 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" [syn: {critical point}, {crossroads}]
     3: the shape or manner in which things come together and a
        connection is made [syn: {articulation}, {join}, {joint},
        {junction}]
Source: WordNet® 2.0