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kairos

noun /ˈkaɪɹɒs/

  1. A time when conditions are right for the accomplishment of a crucial action; the opportune and decisive moment.

    The—so-called! friends—rational world. If only they, Mom&Dad&Buddy&Sis, dear-but-square ones, could but know the kairos, the supreme moment…

Where it comes from

Borrowed from Ancient Greek καιρός (kairós).

Adapted from the Wiktionary entry kairos (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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