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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Emmet Sheehan is not pitching for his major-league job at the moment, largely because River Ryan’s latest injury has removed Sheehan’s biggest replacement from the board.
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Fabian Ardaya,
New York Times,
29 June 2026
Porsha takes the moment of vulnerability as an opportunity to hang up her gloves in her fight with Kelli.
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Ile-Ife Okantah,
Vulture,
29 June 2026
They are hired hands and stewards of other people’s capital, with no desire to becoming embroiled in internecine squabbles between clashing advocates, parochial activists, and plain opportunists latching on to the moment.
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Jeffrey Sonnenfeld,
Time,
28 June 2026
At the moment, there is no explanation for the accident.
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Escher Walcott,
PEOPLE,
28 June 2026
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Fabian Ardaya,
New York Times,
29 June 2026
Porsha takes the moment of vulnerability as an opportunity to hang up her gloves in her fight with Kelli.
—
Ile-Ife Okantah,
Vulture,
29 June 2026
They are hired hands and stewards of other people’s capital, with no desire to becoming embroiled in internecine squabbles between clashing advocates, parochial activists, and plain opportunists latching on to the moment.
—
Jeffrey Sonnenfeld,
Time,
28 June 2026
At the moment, there is no explanation for the accident.
—
Escher Walcott,
PEOPLE,
28 June 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 6 Jul. 2026.
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