the moment
noun
: as soon as
The moment the cameras are turned off, he is able to relax.
Everything stops the moment she walks in the room.
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And the uncertainty of the moment—political and economic—has made companies and investors reluctant to make big bets and instead focus on conserving cash.
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Justin Worland, Time, 10 May 2025
In a phone call with Trump, Starmer noted the historical significance of the moment.
—Amanda Castro
hannah Parry, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 May 2025
But rules don’t always last forever, and assumptions are only as good as the moment in which they were made.
—Alexander Puutio, Forbes.com, 9 May 2025
While the tour’s title and the moment at large belonged to Lamar, the Jersey crowd loved SZA.
—Andre Gee, Rolling Stone, 9 May 2025
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Justin Worland, Time, 10 May 2025
In a phone call with Trump, Starmer noted the historical significance of the moment.
—Amanda Castro
hannah Parry, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 May 2025
But rules don’t always last forever, and assumptions are only as good as the moment in which they were made.
—Alexander Puutio, Forbes.com, 9 May 2025
While the tour’s title and the moment at large belonged to Lamar, the Jersey crowd loved SZA.
—Andre Gee, Rolling Stone, 9 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for the moment
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“The moment.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20moment. Accessed 15 May. 2025.
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