at the moment

idiom

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

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There is no significant chance of rain in the forecast at the moment, but a small chance for a few showers south of I-20 on Tuesday. Lauren Bostwick, CBS News, 11 Jan. 2026 Even the majority of the middle class, who were still able to cover the cost of living until last year, are almost completely paralyzed at the moment. Isaac Chotiner, New Yorker, 10 Jan. 2026 Witness videos show that at the moment Ross fires his first shot into the front of the SUV, its wheels are directed away from him. Corky Siemaszko, NBC news, 10 Jan. 2026 But at the moment, nobody knows what the political situation will be in Venezuela a week from today, let alone in a year or a decade. Rogé Karma, The Atlantic, 10 Jan. 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 14 Jan. 2026.

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