at any moment vs at any given moment

Both "at any moment" and "at any given moment" are correct phrases, but they are used in slightly different contexts. "At any moment" implies that something can happen at any time, without specifying a particular time. On the other hand, "at any given moment" suggests a specific point in time within a range of possibilities.

Last updated: April 01, 2024

at any moment

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English to indicate that something can happen at any time.

This phrase is used to convey the idea that something is possible to occur at any time, without specifying a particular moment.

Examples:

I could receive a call from him at any moment.
She might change her mind at any moment.

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The Commission may also request such report at any moment.
My concentration may go again at any moment.
It should arrive at any moment.
Guinevere could wake at any moment.
Like things could break at any moment.
So you have to be prepared to stop the filming at any moment.
Revolution could explode at any moment.
That fire siren could sound at any moment.
The structure could collapse at any moment.
She-she might be taken at any moment...
Francis could die at any moment.
Backup will be here at any moment.
We could be cut off at any moment.
The town can go up at any moment.
Now go because it can get at any moment.
He could toss that burner at any moment.
That kid could lose his father at any moment.
The savior will be born at any moment.
Captain, the Roderick gang could turn up at any moment.
I feel that the blade could drop down at any moment.

Alternatives:

at any time
whenever
at any point

at any given moment

This phrase is also correct and is used to refer to a specific point in time within a range of possibilities.

This phrase is used when referring to a specific moment within a range of possible moments, emphasizing the particularity of that moment.

Examples:

At any given moment, she could decide to leave.
At any given moment, the situation could change.

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They also establish environmental performance at any given moment.
Here, at any given moment, people start praying.
Look, at any given moment there are 3,000 thunderstorms somewhere on the planet.
There could be another breach along the fault line at any given moment.
A person's fate can change at any given moment.
People do what is most necessary to them at any given moment.
I can tell you what the jury's thinking at any given moment.
All cookies can be removed from the browser at any given moment.
We live in a world where missiles may attack at any given moment.
This tells you how much torque is going to each wheel at any given moment.
We had a suitcase in the closet, ready to pick up at any given moment.
I mean, at any given moment, there are thousands of people playing.
And at any given moment, a group is protesting ads in the subway, standardized tests, horse-drawn carriages, and fracking.
You would sell your nobility for a week's wage at any given moment.
That mechanism should not preclude Member States from notifying a change in their position at any given moment.
Combining them with flow data, allows for establishing the pollution load at any given moment.
Who knows that whatever we do at any given moment, the end is lurking.
It doesn't matter how well-behaved your dog is, it can experience dog behavioral problems at any given moment.
Its software is deceptively simple, only displaying the buttons or options that are needed at any given moment.
Mobile apps enable guests in Slovenia to see which tourist attractions can be found in their vicinity at any given moment.

Alternatives:

at any specific moment
at any particular moment
at any specific point in time

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