of the moment

Idioms

Of importance at this time, as in The issue of the moment is dealing with our budget deficit. This expression gave rise in succeeding decades to the man of the moment, meaning “the most important person at this time,” as in When Alan hit a home run and broke the tie, he was the man of the moment. [c. 1930]

Example Sentences

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Last week the streets of Kyiv thronged with Western leaders marking the grim, fourth anniversary of the moment Russia launched its all-out war.

From BBC

But the statistics suggest it was not an unjustified decision in the heat of the moment.

From BBC

“Not nervous or afraid of the moment. I think these are pretty good players.”

From Los Angeles Times

Olivia Dean is the woman of the moment - not only is she performing at tonight's show, but she is nominated in some of the biggest categories, including album and song of the year.

From BBC

Harry Styles is the man of the moment - not only is it three years since he last performed at the Brits, but he's a week away from releasing his fourth studio album Kiss All The Time, Disco Occasionally.

From BBC

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