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 academy, perhaps desperately hoping not to miss the moment, finally obliged her with its highest honor. —

August Brown, Los Angeles Times, 3 Feb. 2025 The first is at kick-off following that sixth goal… …a nd the second shows the moment Jota Silva punished the inexplicable passing error from Brighton goalkeeper Bart Verbruggen, who presented the ball directly to Forest’s Portuguese winger. —

Nick Miller, The Athletic, 3 Feb. 2025 But there was pink satin in sight: For her inaugural Grammys, Chappell met the moment in a tulle-heavy couture rendition of the famous Edgar Degas painting Dancer with a Bouquet. —

Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 3 Feb. 2025 The show’s songs are capable plot drivers with engaging lyrics reflecting the moods and challenges of the moment. —

Christopher Smith, Orange County Register, 3 Feb. 2025 See all Example Sentences for the moment