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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By the 1970s, inured in the culture of the moment, progressive reformers were driven to do something in Baltimore and across America that many of their peers would have considered anathema a decade earlier: rein in the authority of the purportedly wise men running powerful institutions.
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Marc J. Dunkelman, TIME, 27 Feb. 2025
Footage of the moment made its rounds online on Tuesday (Feb. 25), showing the Cash Money mogul standing on stage behind Turk before his head suddenly drops.
—Amber Corrine, VIBE.com, 27 Feb. 2025
But this was only a fleeting disappointment in the excitement of the moment.
—Frank C. Hibben, Outdoor Life, 27 Feb. 2025
Echols is also conscientious of the moment around him.
—Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 27 Feb. 2025
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Marc J. Dunkelman, TIME, 27 Feb. 2025
Footage of the moment made its rounds online on Tuesday (Feb. 25), showing the Cash Money mogul standing on stage behind Turk before his head suddenly drops.
—Amber Corrine, VIBE.com, 27 Feb. 2025
But this was only a fleeting disappointment in the excitement of the moment.
—Frank C. Hibben, Outdoor Life, 27 Feb. 2025
Echols is also conscientious of the moment around him.
—Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 27 Feb. 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 13 Mar. 2025.
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