day of reckoning

1. N-SING If someone talks about the day 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. 清算的日子[usu 'the' N]

To some union members, the new deal simply delayed the day of reckoning. 对于一些工会成员来说，新的交易只不过是延迟了清算的日期。