Definition
A place or circumstance at which the implementation of a plan or intent is to be achieved.
Origins
A metaphor derived from the point of contact between automobile tires and pavement.
In Context
- "Now we're getting down to where the rubber meets the road."
- "It can only be judged "when the rubber meets the road"; when its implementation does or does not produce results."
- "It is in the interview that the rubber meets the road."
Also Said As
- the tackies hit the tar