Synonyms for «desperate times»

desparate frantic hopeless urgent unfortunate extreme poor stressful emergency difficult anxious dangerous lonely rough tough temporary helpless precarious severe terrible drastic miserable sudden economic compelling challenging bad unhappy tight tempting tense dreadful hard deep starving perilous dire harrowing fortuitous certain bleak crucial financial deplorable serious disaster great disastrous imminent

time moment days life crisis people money rush desperation conditions period opportunity circumstances need urgency trouble situation ends pressure spot difficulty change efforts sense state distress struggle man panic deadlines hardship despair year case attempt problems hurry measures place fortunes family point midst hand cash things race fight options woman