Emotions & feelings

be in the moment

focus on the present

If you are in the moment, you are giving your full attention to what is happening now instead of worrying about the past or future.

B2 common speech & writing

expression

Hear it in real life

Are you thinking about tomorrow's meeting?

I'm trying to be in the moment and enjoy dinner.

Play the conversation

I put my phone away so I could be in the moment during the concert.

The mistake everyone makes

Not: I try to stay in ‸ moment when I meditate.

Say: I try to stay in the moment when I meditate.

Keep “the” in the fixed phrase “in the moment.”

Build it

How it fits in a sentence.

be in the moment; try to be in the moment

Your turn: say it out loud

I put my phone away so I could be in the moment during the concert.

Say it out loud two or three times, until it feels like yours.

be in the moment

focus on the present

“I put my phone away so I could be in the moment during the concert.”

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