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-- …

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.

The first moment of realization of a lucid dream is, to me, not unlike a feeling of rebirth. So, I think it would be appropriate to describe the sensation using a word which means "the first movements of a fetus."

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.

Jul 13, 2015 · A literal fit would be hindsight bias (wikipedia).. Hindsight bias, also known as the knew-it-all-along effect or creeping determinism, is the inclination, after an event has occurred, to see the event as having been predictable, despite there having been little or …

May 25, 2015 · That doesn't help me. My specific need is in referring to moments B and C but NOT moment A. I would say something like, "Moment D is the same as the previous two moments", and the statement would unambiguously refer to moments B and C. PS - I have very little space on the page to make this statement, which is why I can't be more specific.

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Between the two... someone busy "at the moment" is more likely to be ready to talk to you or help you in a few minutes, whereas someone busy "right now" might be busy for a long period of time. I should really stress, however, the differences that matter: To a friend, use "right now." To a stranger, use "at the moment."