from one moment to the next

idiom

: very quickly as time passes
The weather kept changing from one moment to the next.

Examples of from one moment to the next in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The report argues that this means they could, in theory, be switched off from one moment to the next, leaving drivers stranded without power. Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 17 Sep. 2024 The narrative relies on cliché to propel its characters from one moment to the next. Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019 Oddly, the weight readings would fluctuate from one moment to the next. PCMAG, 24 July 2024 The clip showed how Grande’s voice went from low to high from one moment to the next. Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 10 July 2024 Skies like these can change from one moment to the next. Mary Gilbert, CNN, 5 Apr. 2024 That's partly because of the sheer number of grains of sand in even a small pile, each of which will interact with several of its immediate neighboring grains simultaneously—and those neighbors shift from one moment to the next. Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 26 Dec. 2023 What’s more, outputs can vary unpredictably from one moment to the next. Gary Marcus, IEEE Spectrum, 6 Jan. 2024 Because the sequence begins at night and ends at dawn, Indy’s smirk might require a dash less shadow from one moment to the next, but that tweak could introduce a sheen that highlights new creases and makes the smirk read as a frown. Will Bedingfield, WIRED, 7 July 2023

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“From one moment to the next.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/from%20one%20moment%20to%20the%20next. Accessed 25 Oct. 2024.

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