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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Domínguez said the moment ranked in the top three of his young career, joining his three-homer game against the A’s on May 9 and his first-career homer, a blast off Justin Verlander in his first big league at-bat, in 2023.
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Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 22 May 2025
Advertisement Advertisement Equal parts tribute and sendup, the moment cleverly heralds the arrival of a new generation anointing its own voices, skewering its own pieties, and distinguishing itself from the wave of millennials that swept pop culture in the early 2010s.
—Judy Berman, Time, 22 May 2025
That was from the moment the first piece of promotion went on the air at Super Bowl LI in 2017 — a bold, big bet by Hulu [which cost $5 million for 30 seconds of airtime].
—Jackie Strause, HollywoodReporter, 22 May 2025
With the situation growing more serious by the moment, Smith quickly came up with an idea.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 22 May 2025
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Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 22 May 2025
Advertisement Advertisement Equal parts tribute and sendup, the moment cleverly heralds the arrival of a new generation anointing its own voices, skewering its own pieties, and distinguishing itself from the wave of millennials that swept pop culture in the early 2010s.
—Judy Berman, Time, 22 May 2025
That was from the moment the first piece of promotion went on the air at Super Bowl LI in 2017 — a bold, big bet by Hulu [which cost $5 million for 30 seconds of airtime].
—Jackie Strause, HollywoodReporter, 22 May 2025
With the situation growing more serious by the moment, Smith quickly came up with an idea.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 22 May 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 26 May. 2025.
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