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.

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

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-- …

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.

Jun 17, 2011 · Gotcha actually has several meanings. All of them can be derived from the phrase of which this is a phonetic spelling, namely "[I have] got you".

Oct 22, 2013 · at "that" time is usually used for sudden events. For example: at "that" precise moment police have arrived), where as at "the" time is used for events that happened long ago. For example: at "the" time of his birth...

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.

Jan 4, 2013 · Holding, keeping the same position, not going away - even though I am for a moment. Hold on a tick while I get him - I'm going to be gone for a minute maybe. So I feel hold is likely to mean a more significant pause or interruption (either longer or more removed), rather than just a filler for thinking or looking something up.

An indulgence is also permission to do something which ordinarily might be considered in violation of some rule, such as a rule of etiquette. It is also used as permission to act or speak under the assumption that something that is ordinarily considered true or false is, for the purpose of discussion in that moment, the opposite.