Crunch time

Posted by R. Berg May 18, 2003In reply to Crunch time posted by MM on May 18, 2003

Need help again.

It's crunch time for the cat to have the pin
in his broken leg pulled out.

What does "crunch time" mean here?

Thanks!

Near a deadline. The speaker feels "pressured" or "squeezed" by the urgency of having to do something soon.