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.

Examples of the moment in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web And, of course, the eruption of a runaway AI capital-investment boom almost the moment stocks bottomed and inflation peaked in late 2022 has engorged the big-cap growth segment of the market, compensating for an abundance of weakness elsewhere. Michael Santoli, CNBC, 13 July 2024 But Biden’s answers on foreign-policy questions were also strong enough to reassure, at least for the moment, his allies within the party. Matthew Continetti, National Review, 13 July 2024 One Arizona driver caught the moment strong monsoon winds caused a whole row of power poles to fall into the road at an intersection in Tucson. Brenna Gauchat, The Arizona Republic, 12 July 2024 Ultimately, parents don’t need to go into panic mode the moment their child picks up a device. Allie Volpe, Vox, 12 July 2024 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 26 Jul. 2024.

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