clutch
adjectiveInformal
A American English slang term. Browse all American slang.
What it means
Coming through exactly when it matters most. Of a person, a play or an object that saves the day at the critical moment.
In use
Bringing an umbrella was clutch.
She's clutch under pressure.
Where it comes from
From sport — 'in the clutch' means at the decisive moment of a game. American slang draws on sporting vocabulary the way Australian draws on the outback.