Collocations for "critical"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "critical" in context.
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critical
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.adj
- critical [readers, analysts, journalists]
- critical [remarks, comments, opinions]
- [far, way] too critical
- [openly, very, quite, overly] critical of
- critical of the [politician, government, Royal family]
- has a critical [role, position] in
- is a critical [part, situation]
- critical [data, information, feedback]
- experienced a critical [error, shortage, issue]
- it is critical that you [stop, go, try]
- has reached the critical [point, moment] in
- a critical ingredient in [politics, football, baking cakes]
- critical to our [progress, chances, success]
- critical [yet, but] stable
- the [patient] is in a critical [condition, state]
- the [patient] [remains, is still] in critical condition
- the [patient] remains in (a) critical condition
- is stable, but in (a) critical condition
- is in (a) critical condition after the [accident, injury, gunshot]
- the [patient, victim] is critical
'critical' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):