(at) any moment (now)
idiom
: very soon
He could lose his temper at any moment.
She should be arriving any moment now.
Examples of (at) any moment (now) in a Sentence
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And while both sides appear to be very close to inking that deal, we are told there is so little trust on either side that this deal could evaporate at any moment.
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ABC News, 19 Nov. 2023
In the alternative scenario, the country could be inundated at any moment — requiring difficult decisions about what places to protect and what to relinquish to the sea.
—Frank Hulley-Jones, Washington Post, 17 Nov. 2023
For instance, it was considered foolish to estimate how long a coding task might take, since at any moment the programmer might turn over a rock and discover a tangle of bugs.
—James Somers, The New Yorker, 13 Nov. 2023
November 14, 2023 Today on CNN 10, a volcano could erupt in Iceland at any moment and thousands of people were told to evacuate.
—CNN, 13 Nov. 2023
Almost 10 years of being yelled at by clients, working 12-hour days, and being expected to drop everything to respond to a Slack message at any moment, had taken its toll.
—Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune, 11 Nov. 2023
The safety agency has had a long-running investigation into the software, which can steer, accelerate and stop a car on its own but requires a driver to be ready to take control at any moment.
—Jack Ewing, New York Times, 10 Nov. 2023
The problem is exacerbated by the fact that their careers tend to be short and can be ended at any moment by a catastrophic injury.
—Todd Longwell, Variety, 8 Nov. 2023
In this intimate venue, her voice was soft but secure, and seemed poised to crack at any moment.
—Hugh Morris, The New Yorker, 2 Nov. 2023
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ABC News, 19 Nov. 2023
In the alternative scenario, the country could be inundated at any moment — requiring difficult decisions about what places to protect and what to relinquish to the sea.
—Frank Hulley-Jones, Washington Post, 17 Nov. 2023
For instance, it was considered foolish to estimate how long a coding task might take, since at any moment the programmer might turn over a rock and discover a tangle of bugs.
—James Somers, The New Yorker, 13 Nov. 2023
November 14, 2023 Today on CNN 10, a volcano could erupt in Iceland at any moment and thousands of people were told to evacuate.
—CNN, 13 Nov. 2023
Almost 10 years of being yelled at by clients, working 12-hour days, and being expected to drop everything to respond to a Slack message at any moment, had taken its toll.
—Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune, 11 Nov. 2023
The safety agency has had a long-running investigation into the software, which can steer, accelerate and stop a car on its own but requires a driver to be ready to take control at any moment.
—Jack Ewing, New York Times, 10 Nov. 2023
The problem is exacerbated by the fact that their careers tend to be short and can be ended at any moment by a catastrophic injury.
—Todd Longwell, Variety, 8 Nov. 2023
In this intimate venue, her voice was soft but secure, and seemed poised to crack at any moment.
—Hugh Morris, The New Yorker, 2 Nov. 2023
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