"time to make the donuts" meaning in English

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Phrase

Etymology: Slogan from a 1980s Dunkin' Donuts television commercial. Head templates: {{head|en|phrase}} time to make the donuts
  1. (US, informal) A time to make an effort and to accomplish tasks. Wikipedia link: Dunkin' Donuts Tags: US, informal
    Sense id: en-time_to_make_the_donuts-en-phrase-mxNRjKpW Categories (other): American English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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