High noon

noun

Word Frequency: 0.5

Definitions

1.nounExactly noon; midday (when the sun is at its highest)

"The same streets that are inviting and quiet at high noon may be intimidating at night."

2.noun(idomatic) The zenith or apex of one's life or of a certain activity or plot.

3.nounA time, set out in advance, at which an important decision is to be made or a nemesis is to be confronted

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