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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Outside of learning about ancient concentration camps and historic serial killers while Phaedra beams, the moment without Porsha serves as a Hail Mary pass for Shamea to try to salvage some of the damage from the night before. Ile-Ife Okantah, Vulture, 20 July 2026 From the moment that the first ball was kicked in Mexico City to the final whistle in the New Jersey Meadowlands, North America was the host of one of the most epic parties the world has ever seen. Kyle Feldscher, CNN Money, 20 July 2026 And, most likely, the moment that had been keeping Infantino awake at night. Sebastian Stafford-Bloor, New York Times, 20 July 2026 The privacy risk of a single age check pales next to the privacy heist that begins the moment the age-check is passed. Ravi Iyer, Time, 18 July 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 27 Jul. 2026.

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