the moment
noun
: as soon as
The moment the cameras are turned off, he is able to relax.
Everything stops the moment she walks in the room.
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The Netherlands went down quickly, and the bottom of the inning became the moment the game broke open.
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Noah Gulley, Miami Herald, 8 Mar. 2026
The video showed the moment a gunman ran towards a car driving down 23rd Place near Rockefeller Street in Little Village on December 19 of last year.
—Asal Rezaei, CBS News, 8 Mar. 2026
Sometimes peace looks like a line of people in a parking lot, waiting patiently for the moment they are finally allowed to eat together.
—Monti Carlo, AJC.com, 8 Mar. 2026
No astronauts were stranded, but the moment was revealing.
—Svetla Ben-Itzhak, Space.com, 8 Mar. 2026
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Noah Gulley, Miami Herald, 8 Mar. 2026
The video showed the moment a gunman ran towards a car driving down 23rd Place near Rockefeller Street in Little Village on December 19 of last year.
—Asal Rezaei, CBS News, 8 Mar. 2026
Sometimes peace looks like a line of people in a parking lot, waiting patiently for the moment they are finally allowed to eat together.
—Monti Carlo, AJC.com, 8 Mar. 2026
No astronauts were stranded, but the moment was revealing.
—Svetla Ben-Itzhak, Space.com, 8 Mar. 2026
See All Example Sentences for the moment
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“The moment.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20moment. Accessed 14 Mar. 2026.
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