Pengertian “at the moment” dan “for the moment”
At the moment dan for the moment adalah prepositional phrase dengan object of preposition “moment”. Moment pada frasa-frasa bahasa Inggris tersebut merupakan countable noun yang bermakna “a particular time or occasion” (waktu atau kesempatan tertentu).
At the moment bermakna “now or at the present time” (sekarang atau pada saat ini). Adapun for the moment digunakan ketika ingin menyatakan bahwa sesuatu dilakukan sekarang, namun mungkin tidak di masa depan. Frasa ini bermakna “for the present” (untuk saat ini).
Contoh Kalimat “at the moment” dan “for the moment”
| No | Contoh Kalimat “at the moment” dan “for the moment” |
|---|---|
| 1 | I’m quite busy at the moment. (Saya agak sibuk saat ini.) |
| 2 | He’s not here at the moment. (Dia tidak disini sekarang.) |
| 3 | At the moment my father is driving to work. (Sekarang ayah saya sedang mengemudi ke tempat kerja.) |
| 4 | For the moment I have no time to enjoy myself. (Untuk saat ini saya tidak memiliki waktu untuk bersenang-senang.) |
| 5 | Let’s just stay focused on this for the moment. (Mari tetap fokus pada ini untuk saat ini.) |
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References:
- Definition of at the moment. https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/at%20the%20moment. Accessed on June 24, 2018.
- at the moment – definition and synonyms. https://www.macmillandictionary.com/dictionary/british/at-the-moment. Accessed on June 24, 2018.
- Meaning of “moment” in the English Dictionary. https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/moment. Accessed on June 24, 2018.
- Moment. https://www.thefreedictionary.com/at+the+moment. Accessed on June 24, 2018.
- Definition of ‘for the moment’. https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/for-the-moment. Accessed on June 24, 2018.
- Idioms and Phrases with for the moment. http://www.dictionary.com/browse/for-the-moment. Accessed on June 24, 2018.