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]

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of the moment

"There were as many as 40 or 45 people... I told them and everyone to run out," he said of the moment the disaster struck.

From Barron's ● Sep. 4, 2026

Warsh offered a broader assessment of the moment on Monday.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 1, 2026

I get tears each and every time I watch video of the moment.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 23, 2026

"Everything I had known in my life to be true was robbed away. Every ounce of beautiful peace, gone," Lissie later said of the moment she was told.

From BBC ● Aug. 8, 2026

He was the center of attention, the celebrity of the moment.

From "Scythe" by Neal Shusterman

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