of the moment

Idioms  

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]

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of the moment

There’s one detail in that scene that captures the magnitude of the moment.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 10, 2026

Recognizing the urgency of the moment, Garcia filed a discharge petition for the American Dream and Promise Act last month.

From Slate ● Aug. 4, 2026

The economy may have already zoomed past the skill, or bad actors could be trying to take advantage of the moment.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 31, 2026

Across the aisle, opposition leader Supriya Sule briefly stepped outside the debate to marvel at the aburdity of the moment.

From BBC ● Jul. 29, 2026

One shivering second of silence, the shock of the moment suspended: and then the tumult broke around Harry as the screams and the cheers and the roars of the watchers rent the air.

From "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling