2014年12月10日 · "At the moment" means right now. For example, "He's asleep at the moment". "In the moment" means with a special focus on the present time. For example, "living in the moment" means paying special attention to what you're doing at that particular time, as opposed to looking back on the past or planning for the future.

2020年1月11日 · At the moment = now. "I'm in the garden with a cup of tea at the moment." At that moment - "Mary unlocked the front door, and at that moment the telephone rang." At the time = during the period when a past event happened. "I saw the Queen once. We were living in London at the time." At that time is similar, but more likely to be used as part of ...

At the moment is used to mean at present, at this time, at this second. So if someone asked whether you wanted to go for a walk you might well reply: Not at the moment, thank you. However, you might well be in the mood for a walk later. For the moment is an expression that means for now. It is often used in situations when someone is busy with ...

2013年12月12日 · A light bulb moment TFD. Informal a moment of sudden inspiration, revelation, or recognition [from the cartoon image of a light bulb lighting up above a character's head when he or she has an idea] Related to the concept of light providing an answer, is the noun. illumination "In a moment of illumination" TFD

2022年7月9日 · At this/the moment and at this time mean roughly the same thing: right now; in the present. However, they carry different connotations. X is true at the moment. This means that X is true at the instant when the speaker says this. However, it suggests that X is likely to change soon. I might say "I'm home at the moment, but I'll be at work in an ...

2015年4月21日 · The time frames "currently" and "at the moment" can refer to a temporary situation, but they can also refer to a situation or action that might continue into the future. Of the two, I would say that "at the moment" most often refers to a transient or ephemeral action/state, and yet, it most often takes present continuous.

2013年6月2日 · That was the moment when I started to doubt him. I'm not sure if where or when would be incorrect grammatically speaking, but either would be confusingly redundant, as they serve essentially the same purpose as the prepositional phrase from that moment-- …

2014年8月31日 · Think of ‘As of now’ being like - ‘stop! Freeze the moment!’ Take a photo! And tell you what’s going on. It also can mean that the speaker is telling you ‘the best that he knows - so far’ ie ‘as of’ or what is going on ‘now’. His or her own, ‘on the ground’ direct experience.

"At the moment" implies a short time, as, he was bust at that moment. There is an expectation of change relatively soon after. moment n. 1. A brief, indefinite interval of time. If the time in the past lasted longer, you can use other prepositions regarding time:

"Moment" is a countable noun, but its definition is of a very short period of time. "A" moment, "a few" moments, or "one or two" moments are all uses you might see. It would be grammatically correct to say "I need twenty moments," but it would also be illogical because it contradicts the definition of a "moment." There is no specific rule for this.