Jun 2, 2013 · 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-- …

Dec 10, 2014 · "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.

Aug 31, 2014 · 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.

Mar 14, 2017 · a watershed event/moment The discovery of penicillin was a watershed in the history of medicine. The origin of its figurative usage appears to be from the geological term, where a ridge or other geological feature separates flowing water into different drainage systems.

Dec 12, 2013 · 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

Jul 11, 2017 · "at this time" means the same as "at the moment" and refers to the specific instant when the claim is being made with an exception. When you use "at the moment" at the beginning of a sentence, it could refer to any moment in the past depending on the sentence.

Sep 9, 2016 · By the time the plane landed, I had attained the 'Gotcha' moment that is the Nirvana of the vengeful reader. It took me only an hour to get a fax of the 'original article' (by Norman Podhoretz. in the New York Post a few weeks previously), compare the sentences word for word, and fire off an extremely contented and self-righteous letter to the ...

Nov 14, 2012 · The moment of clarity just after a boneheaded act, but just before the point of no return, when you realize you've just done something stupid Other ways of describing the realization might be Mr. A. realized that I had caught him in a lie.

Jul 8, 2019 · Also note this recent article from Psychology Today which says "Living in the moment—also called mindfulness—is a state of active, open, intentional attention on the present." Alternatively, but a little more highbrow, you might consider: "Epicureanism" - a Greek philosophy from around 307BCE.

Jun 27, 2013 · A pregnant pause is a pause that builds up suspension in the listener/viewer, for a greater dramatic (especially comic) effect of what follows after the pause.