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.

Examples of the moment in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The footage shows what happened until the moment jailers get off Johnson’s motionless body. —

Noah Alcala Bach and, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 June 2024 The current hot weather has been the main climate topic of the moment, just as floods, fires and major storms have been in the past and will be again. —

Michael Smolens, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 June 2024 The East San Jose community should savor the moment; it’s been a long time coming. —

Sal Pizarro, The Mercury News, 6 June 2024 While Trump was negotiating his return for the second season of The Apprentice, the popular sitcom Friends was nearing its end — and the businessman tried to leverage the moment to get a larger paycheck and boost his image. —

Raven Brunner, Peoplemag, 6 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for the moment

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