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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Hyperbole in the moment, perhaps, but a fair evaluation considering just where the program had come from.
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Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 29 Mar. 2026
Taking the stage after the straw poll results, Paxton framed the moment as a sign of grassroots momentum, drawing applause from a crowd that had spent much of the weekend lining up to hear from him, shake his hand, and snap photos.
—Samantha-Jo Roth, The Washington Examiner, 29 Mar. 2026
That’s the moment that Congress always engages.
—NBC news, 29 Mar. 2026
This video, posted on social media, showing the moment an Iranian missile struck in Tel Aviv, leaving at least one person dead.
—ABC News, 29 Mar. 2026
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Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 29 Mar. 2026
Taking the stage after the straw poll results, Paxton framed the moment as a sign of grassroots momentum, drawing applause from a crowd that had spent much of the weekend lining up to hear from him, shake his hand, and snap photos.
—Samantha-Jo Roth, The Washington Examiner, 29 Mar. 2026
That’s the moment that Congress always engages.
—NBC news, 29 Mar. 2026
This video, posted on social media, showing the moment an Iranian missile struck in Tel Aviv, leaving at least one person dead.
—ABC News, 29 Mar. 2026
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“The moment.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20moment. Accessed 3 Apr. 2026.
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