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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The only question is: Who’s ready to meet the moment?
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Curtis Priest, Forbes.com, 3 June 2025
Evangelista also shared photos from the moment Augustin accepted his diploma and of him posing with several of his classmates.
—Dayna Haffenden, People.com, 3 June 2025
For the moment, the drones Ukraine produces remain inside the country, because the government has banned the export of weapons during the war.
—Simon Shuster, Time, 3 June 2025
But in the aftermath of what appears to have been a spectacular Ukrainian success, talk of Kremlin compromises may, for the moment, be off the table.
—Matthew Chance, CNN Money, 2 June 2025
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Curtis Priest, Forbes.com, 3 June 2025
Evangelista also shared photos from the moment Augustin accepted his diploma and of him posing with several of his classmates.
—Dayna Haffenden, People.com, 3 June 2025
For the moment, the drones Ukraine produces remain inside the country, because the government has banned the export of weapons during the war.
—Simon Shuster, Time, 3 June 2025
But in the aftermath of what appears to have been a spectacular Ukrainian success, talk of Kremlin compromises may, for the moment, be off the table.
—Matthew Chance, CNN Money, 2 June 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 9 Jun. 2025.
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