(at) any moment (now)

idiom

: very soon
He could lose his temper at any moment.
She should be arriving any moment now.

Examples of (at) any moment (now) in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Fortune sits on a fragile bubble, ready to burst at any moment and send her cornucopia of abundance flying. Christopher Knight, Los Angeles Times, 21 May 2024 But at any moment the situation could become even more volatile, resulting in the next intifada. Mark Mazzetti Jonathan Davis Anna Diamond David Mason, New York Times, 16 May 2024 Golf fans have been buzzing with excitement assuming that his absence from the tour meant that baby must be coming at any moment. Rebecca Angel Baer, Southern Living, 13 May 2024 Taurus April 20 – May 20 Announcing that something has changed in your personal life might be necessary at any moment. Tarot.com, Chicago Tribune, 13 May 2024 The shelter also currently has a pregnant dog in their care that’s due to give birth any moment. Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 10 May 2024 In the fifties and sixties, wages and benefits grew for union miners, but the fear that jobs could disappear at any moment was often employed as a cudgel by industry bosses. Dan Kaufman, The New Yorker, 9 May 2024 Like words in a foreign language that so closely resembles English you are led to think that meaning will emerge at any moment. Joyce Carol Oates, The New Yorker, 15 Apr. 2024 These can drop at any moment and reward the lucky winner with a grand prize of $30k! Sponsored Content, The Mercury News, 9 Apr. 2024

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“(at) any moment (now).” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/%28at%29%20any%20moment%20%28now%29. Accessed 29 May. 2024.

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