come to a head

The issue will again come to a head Oct.

On Mother's Day, things come to a head as their families gather together to mark the occasion.

A simmering crisis about the way people are selected for the highest positions in the Church of England has come to a head at a rare and urgent meeting.

However, this sibling animosity didn't come to a head until they were in Oasis together.

All the gaps in the system can come to a head when young people with developmental disabilities hit puberty, especially if they face “the inability to communicate in such a complex and confusing time,” said California Commission on Disability Access member Hector Ramírez, who is autistic and lives in the San Fernando Valley.