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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But when Nick arrives at their house, Charlie gets too nervous and can’t get the words out in the moment.
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Tatiana Tenreyro, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 May 2024
Video of that would-be shooting showed the moment the man's gun jammed as the deacon dove over a pew and tackled him.
—Omar Villafranca, CBS News, 13 May 2024
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Tatiana Tenreyro, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 May 2024
Video of that would-be shooting showed the moment the man's gun jammed as the deacon dove over a pew and tackled him.
—Omar Villafranca, CBS News, 13 May 2024
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 28 May. 2024.
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