at a crossroads
/ət ə ˈkrɒsrəʊdz/NEUTRAL · B2
Meaning
at a point where you must make an important choice
Examples
- 1At forty, Maria was at a crossroads: stay in banking or finally train as a teacher.
- 2The band is at a crossroads, with two members wanting to tour and two wanting to stop.
- 3After graduating, Leo found himself at a crossroads, unsure whether to travel or start work.
- 4Our small bakery is at a crossroads: we either open a second shop or stay as we are.
- 5Are you at a crossroads with your studies, or have you already chosen a course?
Grammar
It usually follows be, stand or find yourself; in introduces the area of life. crossroads is singular here despite the final -s.
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