Collocations for climax - noun

big, dramatic, exciting, explosive, grand, great, powerful, stunning, thrilling
emotional
fitting
inevitable

come to, hit (AmE), reach
The crisis reached its climax in the 1970s.

approach, build to, build up to, near, work up to
The story gradually builds to a powerful climax.

bring sth to
The affair was brought to a climax when the chairman resigned.

form, mark, represent
Yesterday marked the climax of the celebrations.

come
The climax came at the end of the second act of the play.

at the climax
The hero dies at the climax of the opera.

in a/the climax
In a dramatic climax, our team lost by one goal.

climax to
His promotion was a fitting climax to a worthy career.

sexual

achieve, reach
She found it hard to achieve a/reach climax.