at the moment
at the moment prepositional phrase: at this moment; right now.
Prepositional phrase
- At this moment; right now.
- I'm really off horror movies at the moment.
- Rumour has it that a new luxury lounge car design is also under discussion at the moment.1964 July, “XP64: New Standard Carriage Project”, in Modern Railways, page 2
- Synonyms:
- atm[textspeak]]>, currently, at present, at the minute, in the moment
- At that time; then.
- 'I had the same idea as you,' the Director was saying. 'Wanted to have a look at the savages. Got a permit for New Mexico and went there for my summer holiday. With the girl I was having at the moment. […]1932, Aldous Huxley, Brave New World, London: Chatto & Windus
at the moment meaning in Arabic, Thai and Vietnamese
at the moment in Arabic
- right now
- حَالِيًّا ḥāliyyan, فِي هٰذِهِ اَللَّحْظَة fī hāḏihi l-laḥẓa
at the moment in Thai
- right now
- ตอนนี้ dtɔɔn-níi
at the moment in Vietnamese
- right now
- vào lúc này
Synonyms of at the moment
- atm[textspeak]]>
- currently
- at present
- at the minute
- in the moment
Questions about at the moment
- What does at the moment mean?
- At the moment means at this moment; right now.
- What is at the moment in Arabic?
- At the moment in Arabic is حَالِيًّا (ḥāliyyan), فِي هٰذِهِ اَللَّحْظَة (fī hāḏihi l-laḥẓa). See At the moment meaning in Arabic.
- What part of speech is at the moment?
- At the moment is a prepositional phrase.
Words near at the moment in the dictionary
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