time to make the donuts

English

Etymology

Slogan from a 1980s Dunkin' Donuts television commercial.

Phrase

time to make the donuts

  1. (US, informal) Time to make an effort and get things done.
    • 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, […]
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