at the moment

idiom

: right now : at the current time
At the moment she is working on a novel.

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Their biggest threat at the moment, the Oklahoma City Thunder, currently carries a 12-1 record, which places them at the top of the Western Conference. Justin Grasso, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Nov. 2025 Summer’s Over It series has largely been dedicated to her tumultuous love life, which the R&B singer confirmed in an interview with Speedy Mormon was relatively tame at the moment. Mackenzie Cummings-Grady, Billboard, 14 Nov. 2025 But the Shenzhou 21 astronauts are in a more precarious spot at the moment than Wilmore and Williams ever were. Mike Wall, Space.com, 14 Nov. 2025 Musk's relationship with Apple is also a bit frosty at the moment. PC Magazine, 14 Nov. 2025 See All Example Sentences for at the moment

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“At the moment.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/at%20the%20moment. Accessed 16 Nov. 2025.

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