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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Example Sentences

The critics questioning Abu Dhabi’s and Dubai’s status as global hubs are conflating the security of the moment with structural dynamism and resilience over time.

From The Wall Street Journal

“You can react in the heat of the moment,” said Thiaw.

From The Wall Street Journal

But in a subsequent post-match interview he accepted that he should not have ordered his team off the field and he had reacted "in the heat of the moment".

From BBC

Valverde withdrew emotionally, struggling with the confusion of the moment.

From BBC

Underscoring the gravity of the moment, Díaz-Canel stressed that the talks were directed by him and “the historic leader of our revolution,” Raúl Castro, the nonagenarian younger brother of Fidel, who died in 2016.

From Los Angeles Times