ここぞ

expression

now is the critical moment; this is the place

An emphatic phrase used when a decisive moment or important opportunity arrives. Often followed by 〜という時, 〜というところ, 〜とばかり, etc. The literal meaning 'this is the place' can be used in dramatic or figurative contexts.

• ここぞという時ときに力ちからを発はっ揮きする。

  I show my strength at the critical moment.

• ここぞとばかりに攻せめ込こんだ。

  They attacked as if this were the decisive moment.