at the moment

phrase

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

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What none of that touches is the pharmacist, inside their own workflow, at the moment a substitution is made or not. — Harshit Jain, Forbes.com, 13 Oct. 2026 Oil prices are just one headwind that Tudor Jones thinks the equity market needs to handle at the moment. — Davis Giangiulio, CNBC, 13 Oct. 2026 Langley has an iron grip on the country music world at the moment, and that grip shows absolutely no signs of loosening. — David Hookstead Outkick, FOXNews.com, 9 Oct. 2026 The adaptation, despite its sober subject, includes some dazzling pyrotechnics—specifically, at the moment when Willie’s soul crosses into the beyond. — Jane Bua, New Yorker, 9 Oct. 2026 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 Oct. 2026.

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