time to make the donuts

phrase

A time to make an effort and to accomplish tasks.

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Meanings

phrase
  1. USinformalA time to make an effort and to accomplish tasks.

    For the Federal Reserve and the U.S. Treasury, it is time to make the donuts because there is a crowd standing outside, […]

    2012, Anthony Crescenzi, Beyond the Keynesian Endpoint, page 139

Origin

Slogan from a 1980s Dunkin' Donuts television commercial.

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APA

time to make the donuts. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/time%20to%20make%20the%20donuts

MLA

“time to make the donuts.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/time%20to%20make%20the%20donuts. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “time to make the donuts,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/time%20to%20make%20the%20donuts.

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