of the moment

Idioms and Phrases

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

Did you plan on this or is this a spur-of-the-moment kind of thing?

From The Daily Beast

At a time of crisis, Kim Jong Un has apparently decided to make China the enemy-of-the-moment.

From The Daily Beast

Have you ever done the impulse Vegas trip before, a spur-of-the-moment “screw this!”

From The Daily Beast

You know, I do so little spur-of-the-moment stuff these days.

From The Daily Beast

There's nothing more of-the-moment than young white people who are downwardly mobile and loving it.

From The Daily Beast

It means the thing-of-the-moment-which-is-of-prime-interest.

From Project Gutenberg

And, as a Free Trader, spur-of-the-moment action was a necessary way of life.

From Project Gutenberg

For small spur-of-the-moment notes to one's intimes who're not too far off, there's quite a little feeling for using slates.

From Project Gutenberg

We must give these good people as much time as possible, considering it's a spur-of-the-moment affair.

From Project Gutenberg