day of reckoning
noun
1.
the time when one is called to account for one's actions, to pay one's debts, or to fulfill one's promises or obligations.
Examples from the web for
day of reckoning
Our
day of reckoning
will ultimately follow, however.
Thus tuition discounting is, at best, a holding strategy that temporarily defers the
day of reckoning
.
In the short run these groups may simply delay the
day of reckoning
.
These moves will delay the
day of reckoning
, but they have the feel of burning the furniture to heat the building.
Aside from the damage it does to the living standards of the affected workers, lower pay only postpones the
day of reckoning
.
We can only delay the
day of reckoning
by a few years.
But finally comes social stability and a
day of reckoning
.
Surely there will be a
day of reckoning
for those who defraud the laborer of his hire.
Well that
day of reckoning
has arrived, and the time to take charge of our future is here.
There will be no
day of reckoning
, nothing to stop their clean getaway.
British Dictionary definitions for
day of reckoning
day of reckoning
noun
1.
a time when the effects of one's past mistakes or misdeeds catch up with one