hour of need

English

Noun

hour of need (plural hours of need)

1. The time when help is most needed.

   Don’t desert me in my hour of need.

   • 2025 April 21, Peter Stanford, “Pope Francis obituary”, in The Guardian‎^[1]:

     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.

Translations

Translations

• Finnish: hädän hetki
• Polish: godzina potrzeby f
• Swedish: nödens stund c

See also

• one's hour