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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Alexis Simmerman, Austin American Statesman, 22 July 2025
The greats learn to enjoy the moment—but not to be consumed by it.
—Don Yaeger, Forbes.com, 21 July 2025
Surveillance video released by Homeland Security shows the moment the officer and the suspect in the white T-shirt exchanged gunfire.
—Taylor Ardrey, USA Today, 21 July 2025
Cameras caught the moment Bennett was trying to make his way to the 18th green at Royal Portrush to join his dad in celebration.
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Alexis Simmerman, Austin American Statesman, 22 July 2025
The greats learn to enjoy the moment—but not to be consumed by it.
—Don Yaeger, Forbes.com, 21 July 2025
Surveillance video released by Homeland Security shows the moment the officer and the suspect in the white T-shirt exchanged gunfire.
—Taylor Ardrey, USA Today, 21 July 2025
Cameras caught the moment Bennett was trying to make his way to the 18th green at Royal Portrush to join his dad in celebration.
—Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 20 July 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 29 Jul. 2025.
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