Contingency synonyms | phrases

Phrases with similar meaning for Contingency

• turning point

  crossroad, possibility
• zero hour

  possibility
• unforeseen circumstance
• toss-up
• moment of truth
• state of affairs
• lucky break
• wheel of fortune
• way the cookie crumbles
• sine qua non
• outside chance
• crunch time
• chance event

  eventuality
• double contingency
• dire straits
• point of no return
• big trouble
• hot potato
• hour of decision
• tie-in
• tie-up
• frame of mind
• goings-on
• any case
• go-down
• lack of confidence
• security blanket
• fighting chance
• fifty-fifty
• good break
• lucked into
• lucked out
• lucky hit
• roll of the dice
• run of luck
• streak of luck
• way the ball bounces
• tight spot
• tight squeeze
• choke point
• bad news
• long shot
• look-in
• fair shake
• bad luck
• good luck
• stroke of luck
• even chance
• heads or tails
• in the cards