day of reckoning

英 [deɪ ɒv ˈrekənɪŋ]

美 [deɪ əv ˈrekənɪŋ]

n. 清算之时;报应到来的日子

柯林斯词典

N-SING 清算之时;报应到来的日子
If someone talks about theday of reckoning, they mean a day or time in the future when people will be forced to deal with an unpleasant situation which they have avoided until now.
1. The day of reckoning is coming for the water company directors.
  跟自来水公司的主管们算账的日子就要到来了。

noun

an unpleasant or disastrous destiny
1. everyone was aware of the approaching doom but was helpless to avoid it
2. that's unfortunate but it isn't the end of the world
Synonym:doomdoomsdayend of the world
(New Testament) day at the end of time following Armageddon when God will decree the fates of all individual humans according to the good and evil of their earthly lives
Synonym:Judgment DayJudgement DayDay of JudgmentDay of JudgementDoomsdayLast JudgmentLast JudgementLast Dayeschatondoomsdaycrack of doomend of the world

We merely put off the day of reckoning.
我们只是推迟赎罪的日子。
Version compatibility can help delay this "day of reckoning" but won't eliminate it.
版本兼容性可以帮助延迟这个“最后审判日”，但却不能消除这个问题。
The day of reckoning has been postponed yet again.
算总账的日子再一次推迟了。
He believes there is a limit to how long consumers can put off the day of reckoning.
他相信，消费者拖延最后“算帐”的时间总有个限度。
The day of reckoning will come when the high economic growth rate finally falters.
当经济高速增长最终难以为继时，灾难就将来临。
But that only delayed the day of reckoning.
但这只能推迟摊牌的时间。
To sensible men, every day is a day of reckoning.
对于珍惜时间的人，每天都是需要精打细算的。
Their day of reckoning is not long off.
他们清算的日子不长了。
The day of reckoning could likely be delayed at least until early July with creative bookkeeping.
清算的日子可能可能会延迟至少直到七月初和有创造性的代理记帐。
What will you do on the day of reckoning, when disaster comes from afar?
到降罚的日子，有灾祸从远方临到，那时，你们怎样行呢？