Phrase guide

at the moment

prep_phrase · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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prep_phrase

Meaning 1

At this moment; right now.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: atm[textspeak]]>, currently, at present, at the minute, in the moment

Antonyms: none provided

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prep_phrase

Meaning 2

At that time; then.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: dated

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

61 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Afrikaans: op die oomblik — right now
  • Arabic: حَالِيًّا (ḥāliyyan) — right now
  • Arabic: فِي هٰذِهِ اَللَّحْظَة (fī hāḏihi l-laḥẓa) — right now
  • Armenian: ներկա պահին (nerka pahin) — right now
  • Catalan: de moment — right now
  • Catalan: per ara — right now
  • Chinese Mandarin: 此刻 (cǐkè) — right now
  • Chinese Mandarin: 眼前 (yǎnqián) — right now
  • Chinese Mandarin: 目前 (mùqián) — right now
  • Cornish: y'n pols ma — right now
  • Cornish: e'n polj ma — right now
  • Danish: i øjeblikket — right now
  • Danish: p.t. — right now
  • Dutch: momenteel — right now
  • Esperanto: momente — right now
  • Esperanto: ĉi-momente — right now
  • Finnish: tällä hetkellä — right now
  • Finnish: parhaillaan — right now
  • French: en ce moment — right now
  • French: actuellement — right now
  • French: pour le moment — right now
  • French: pour l'instant — right now
  • Galician: agora mesmo — right now
  • German: momentan — right now
  • German: im Moment — right now
  • German: zurzeit — right now
  • Greek: αυτή τη στιγμή (aftí ti stigmí) — right now
  • Hebrew: כרגע (karéga) — right now
  • Hebrew: כעת (kaét) — right now
  • Hungarian: jelenleg — right now
  • Hungarian: jelen pillanatban — right now
  • Hungarian: pillanatnyilag — right now
  • Icelandic: sem stendur — right now
  • Icelandic: núna — right now
  • Irish: faoi láthair — right now
  • Italian: attualmente — right now
  • Italian: adesso — right now
  • Japanese: 現時点では (genjiten-dewa) — right now
  • Japanese: 現在は (genzai-wa) — right now
  • Khmer: ឥឡូវ (əyləv, i’ləv) — right now
  • Korean: 당장은 (dangjang'eun) — right now
  • Norwegian: i øyeblikket — right now
  • Norwegian: akkurat nå — right now
  • Polish: aktualnie — right now
  • Polish: w tej chwili — right now
  • Polish: w tym momencie — right now
  • Portuguese: no momento — right now
  • Romanian: momentan — right now
  • Romanian: actualmente — right now
  • Romanian: pentru moment — right now
  • Romanian: la momentul actual — right now
  • Romanian: la moment (Moldova) — right now
  • Russian: в да́нный моме́нт (v dánnyj momént) — right now
  • Spanish: de momento — right now
  • Spanish: por el momento — right now
  • Swahili: sasa hivi — right now
  • Swedish: för tillfället — right now
  • Thai: ตอนนี้ (dtɔɔn-níi) — right now
  • Vietnamese: vào lúc này — right now
  • Welsh: ar hyn o bryd — right now
  • Welsh: ar y foment — right now