the moment

Meaning

1. Editorial50% of films

   At the present time, or just for now

   For the moment.

2. Oxford25% of films

   as soon as…

3. Editorial15% of films

   Fully focused on what is happening now

4. Editorial10% of films

   The right time for something, or a decisive point

In the movies · 184

• Everything's gonna change the moment you walk out that door.Game Change2012
• Your father will telephone me the moment he comes back, understood?The Little Girl Who Lives Down the Lane1976
• The moment the fuse was lit, the acrobat swung into the air.Roald Dahl's Matilda the Musical2022
• For the momentFast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw2019
• For the moment.The Maze Runner2014
• Not at the moment, no.Shiva Baby2021
• The moment has come.Doctor Who: The Day of the Doctor2013
• That's enough for the moment!Gladiator2000

From the same entry

• any moment
• at this moment in time
• for the moment
• have its moments
• the moment of truth
• not for a moment
• of moment
• of the moment
• the evil hour
• just a minute
• the last minute
• at short notice

More idioms

• to face
• be expecting a baby
• off the top of your head
• one of those days
• be hard on
• on the whole
• blow your mind
• at heart
• don't ask me
• get to the bottom of
• have the time of your life
• about time