hour of need

noun

The time when help is most needed.

“Don’t desert me in my hour of need.”

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Meanings

nounhour of need (plural hours of need)

plural hours of need

  1. The time when help is most needed.

    Don’t desert me in my hour of need.

    1 more example

    In both the 2005 and 2013 papal elections there were whispers circulating that back in 1976 Francis had failed to help the two priests in their hour of need.

    2025 April 21, Peter Stanford, “Pope Francis obituary”, in The Guardian

Translations

Finnish hädän hetki
  • hädän hetkiTranslations
Polish godzina potrzeby
  • godzina potrzebyTranslations
Swedish nödens stund
  • nödens stundTranslations
Cite this entry
APA

hour of need. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hour%20of%20need

MLA

“hour of need.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hour%20of%20need. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hour of need,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hour%20of%20need.

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