of the moment Idiom
on the spur of the moment
immediately, impulsively On the spur of the moment we decided to drive to Banff.
Spur of the moment
If you do something on the spur of the moment, you do it because you felt like it at that time, without any planning or preparation.
In The Heat Of The Moment
Overwhelmed by what is happening in the moment.
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adv. phr. On a sudden wish or decision; suddenly; without thought or preparation.
John had not planned to take the trip; he just left on the spur of the moment. Mary saw a help-wanted advertisement and applied for the job on the spur of the moment.
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of the moment 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]
of the moment
Currently accepted or of importance. The affair of the moment is whether the agent will try to ambit himself from his brother's remarks. That blush is absolutely of the moment—you'll see it on a lot of runways this month.Learn more: moment, ofof the moment
Of accent at this time, as in The affair of the moment is ambidextrous with our account deficit. This announcement gave acceleration in afterwards decades to the man of the moment, acceptation "the best important being at this time," as in When Alan hit a home run and bankrupt the tie, he was the man of the moment. [c. 1930] Learn more: moment, of
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