of the moment

1. 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

He had a room in the rehearsal space, and the top 10 albums of the moment were spread out on this bed — like he’d asked someone to bring him the top 10 albums.

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“Instantly, my heart just kind of stopped,” Gallozzi, who lives in Austin, Texas, said of the moment she learned the account was drained.

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The IMO understands the urgency of the moment while the U.S. dithers.

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“The noise of the moment will fade, but the record of his service won’t.”

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“French food really is the cuisine of the moment,” says London chef and “French Classics” author Matthew Ryle.

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