at the moment

As we speak

At the moment means right now or currently, emphasizing the present instant: I'm busy at the moment, At the moment, we don't have any openings.

The phrase often implies the situation is temporary and may change: She's happy at the moment, but who knows how long that will last.

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current · as of now · ongoing · for the time being · here and now · fleeting · as we speak · this instant · just now · at this point in time · today · these days · existing · nowadays · contemporary · meanwhile · transient · here

Opposites
temporal immediacy

at the momenteventually

At a later time

in the future · later · someday · in the past · in due course

temporal duration/permanence

at the momentpermanently

In an unchanging manner

forever · always · for good · indefinitely · eternally

temporal scope

at the momentnever

At no point

always · generally · usually · in general · as a rule

Family

moment, momentary, momentum, memento, moments, momentarily, momentous, moment's, mementos

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Abstract · Everyday, not technical · Rated G