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 body camera was deactivated during the struggle, according to police, and does not show the moment Shurr shot Lyoya.
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Deena Zaru, ABC News, 28 Apr. 2025
There’s room to bring along friends or family, to have a meal during or after the design day, and to pop a favorite bottle of Champagne to celebrate the moment.
—Scotty Reiss, Forbes.com, 28 Apr. 2025
What better way to send a message that there are rules on the subway or bus than by enforcing them the moment someone walks through the MTA’s front door?
—David Garten, New York Daily News, 28 Apr. 2025
For the moment, the quantum community remains elated.
—Stephen Ornes, Wired News, 27 Apr. 2025
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Deena Zaru, ABC News, 28 Apr. 2025
There’s room to bring along friends or family, to have a meal during or after the design day, and to pop a favorite bottle of Champagne to celebrate the moment.
—Scotty Reiss, Forbes.com, 28 Apr. 2025
What better way to send a message that there are rules on the subway or bus than by enforcing them the moment someone walks through the MTA’s front door?
—David Garten, New York Daily News, 28 Apr. 2025
For the moment, the quantum community remains elated.
—Stephen Ornes, Wired News, 27 Apr. 2025
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 5 May. 2025.
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