Op dit moment
Example: Ik ben op dit moment druk bezig met mijn huiswerk.
Definition
"Op dit moment" is a Dutch expression meaning 'at this very time' or 'right now,' used to indicate the current moment or present situation. For example, in the sentence 'Ik ben op dit moment druk bezig met mijn huiswerk,' it means being busy with homework exactly now.
Etymology
The phrase "op dit moment" comes from Dutch, where 'op' means 'on,' 'dit' means 'this,' and 'moment' is borrowed from Latin 'momentum,' meaning a short period of time. Together, they form a phrase used to specify the immediate present, similar to English 'at this moment.' Did you know that 'moment' originally referred to a small unit of time in medieval timekeeping?
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"Op dit moment" appears in the Vocaplus list "Dutch - General - Idioms and Proverbs - (A1) - set 1", containing 109 commonly used expressions.
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