juncture vs the past

juncture

noun
  • A critical moment in time. 

  • A place where things join, a junction. 

  • The manner of moving (transition) or mode of relationship between two consecutive sounds; a suprasegmental phonemic cue, by which a listener can distinguish between two otherwise identical sequences of sounds that have different meanings. 

the past

noun
  • the period of time that has already happened 

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