high noon

== English == === Pronunciation === === Noun === high noon (plural high noons) (idiomatic) Exactly noon; midday (when the sun is at its highest). Synonyms: noontime, noontide, nones; see also Thesaurus:midday Coordinate term: noonish (idiomatic, figuratively) The zenith or apex of one's life or of a certain activity or era. Synonyms: noontime, noontide (idiomatic) A time, set out in advance, at which an important decision is to be made or a nemesis is to be confronted. ==== Usage notes ==== For high noon versus twelve o'clock high, see twelve o'clock § Usage notes. ==== See also ==== high time