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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At the moment, for Joel and his younger sister, Estafania, homework is taking a back seat to this summer's World Cup – which is the perfect distraction at this dinner table for a family that badly needs one.
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Jim Axelrod, CBS News, 31 May 2026
The national media compared Raman to the hottest politician of the moment, New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani, and her camp was not exactly pushing back on that.
—Deputy Managing Editor, Los Angeles Times, 31 May 2026
Recognizing the moment, Costco extended discounts on meat and eggs (also sold at the back of the warehouse) to members to drive more customers into the warehouses.
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At the moment, their best materials can take the heat within about half an AU from the sun, somewhere between the orbit of Mercury and Venus.
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Jim Axelrod, CBS News, 31 May 2026
The national media compared Raman to the hottest politician of the moment, New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani, and her camp was not exactly pushing back on that.
—Deputy Managing Editor, Los Angeles Times, 31 May 2026
Recognizing the moment, Costco extended discounts on meat and eggs (also sold at the back of the warehouse) to members to drive more customers into the warehouses.
—David Goldman, CNN Money, 31 May 2026
At the moment, their best materials can take the heat within about half an AU from the sun, somewhere between the orbit of Mercury and Venus.
—Kiona N. Smith, Space.com, 31 May 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 4 Jun. 2026.
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