Emotions & feelings

live in the moment

enjoy the present

To live in the moment is to focus on and enjoy what is happening now instead of worrying about the past or future.

B2 common speech & writing

expression

Hear it in real life

Were you worried about the exam during the trip?

No, I just lived in the moment.

Play the conversation

I try to live in the moment when I am travelling instead of checking my phone.

The mistake everyone makes

Not: Live at the moment and enjoy it.

Say: Live in the moment and enjoy it.

The fixed expression uses "in," not "at."

Build it

How it fits in a sentence.

live in the moment; try to live in the moment

Your turn: say it out loud

I try to live in the moment when I am travelling instead of checking my phone.

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

live in the moment

enjoy the present

“I try to live in the moment when I am travelling instead of checking my phone.”

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