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.

day of reckoning

noun

1. a time when the effects of one's past mistakes or misdeeds catch up with one

Example Sentences

If Netanyahu lost power in an election, his day of reckoning for his 7 October mistakes - as well as the end of his long running corruption trial - would race towards him.

From BBC

And for the Ferriday Three, there was to be a day of reckoning.

From Los Angeles Times

“Yesterday was a very stark statement that evil may linger, but there will always be a day of reckoning where good will triumph over evil.”

From Salon

It now appears that the day of reckoning is at hand.

From BBC

Like a harbinger of some twisted future, he speaks of a purge—a single, merciless day of reckoning — where lawlessness would be met with brutal reprisal.

From Salon

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