matter of the moment
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
Part shaman, part Jeff Spicoli, Mr. Miller would insist his skiing greatness was a matter of the moment, a state that couldn't be defined by hardware like medals.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 22, 2010
But it is very much a matter of the moment, and what may now seem like a temporal fancy can become, decades hence, a tactile key into the past.
From Time Magazine Archive
![]()
John Murchison had listened to their excited talk, mostly in silence, going on with his dinner as if that and nothing else were the important matter of the moment.
From The Imperialist by Duncan, Sara Jeannette
The vital matter of the moment was the Pippin's delay in returning for that cuff link!
From The Further Adventures of Jimmie Dale by Packard, Frank L. (Frank Lucius)
The matter of the moment was ever of greater importance to him than any result that might attend it in the future.
From Mistress Wilding by Sabatini, Rafael