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time to make the donuts

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Etymology

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Slogan from a 1980s Dunkin' Donuts television commercial.

Phrase

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time to make the donuts

  1. (US, informal) A time to make an effort and to accomplish tasks.
    • 2012, Anthony Crescenzi, Beyond the Keynesian Endpoint, page 139:
      For the Federal Reserve and the U.S. Treasury, it is time to make the donuts because there is a crowd standing outside, []