(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

Recent Examples on the Web Like words in a foreign language that so closely resembles English you are led to think that meaning will emerge at any moment. Joyce Carol Oates, The New Yorker, 15 Apr. 2024 These can drop at any moment and reward the lucky winner with a grand prize of $30k! Sponsored Content, The Mercury News, 9 Apr. 2024 Meanwhile, numerous flashpoints in and around Ethiopia could explode at any moment. Alex De Waal, Foreign Affairs, 8 Apr. 2024 Without protective gear or armored cars, the most dangerous part of the job distributing aid, the workers say, is traveling on roads and through neighborhoods that can be hit with missiles or shelling at any moment. Taylor Luck, The Christian Science Monitor, 5 Apr. 2024 So any moment like that — that asks the question or poses a new theory or shows you someone in a new light — is very purposeful. Megan Vick, Variety, 1 Apr. 2024 Unless something changes at any moment — and that’s always possible with the Dolphins - the message has been consistent with several of them: Your player is on our list. Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 5 Apr. 2024 While travelers may feel blissfully removed from the crowds, you can be whisked down to join the party at any moment. Monica Mendal, Vogue, 5 Apr. 2024 In at least one neighborhood of the capital, Port-au-Prince, gangs fighting the police have gone house to house telling people to unlock their gates so that gang members can, at any moment, run inside and use the residents as human shields. Pierre Esperance, Foreign Affairs, 2 Apr. 2024

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“(at) any moment (now).” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/%28at%29%20any%20moment%20%28now%29. Accessed 24 Apr. 2024.

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