“in the heat of the moment”
"In the heat of the moment" describes doing or saying something impulsively due to strong emotions, without taking time to think it through. It suggests that the action was driven by intense feelings rather than calm, rational judgment. Listen to how native speakers pronounce "in the heat of the moment" in the video clips below.
Hear how "in the heat of the moment" sounds in real speech — 1,000 examples from 10 videos, movies, and TV shows. Sources: Gravity Falls, Shameless, Supernatural, The Simpsons, Welcome To Wrexham and 4 more.
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TV ShowGravity Falls
Gravity Falls — S02E02
“in the heat of the moment”
Look, Wendy, about earlier, … I might have saidsome dumb things and...
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TV ShowShameless
Shameless — S03E12
“In the heat
of the moment.”
You could be saying,
"go get the car," … - Crazy time of year,
end of semester.
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TV ShowSupernatural
Supernatural — S14E02
“In the heat
of the moment,”
I mean, I... … I guess I thought
I saw something.
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YouTubeThe Late Late Show with James Corden702K views · 2022-10-25
James Corden Discusses His Restaurant Episode
“In the Heat of the Moment I made I made”
third time … a sarcastic rude comment right about
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YouTubezsGRgiM1WrA
“in the heat of the moment. Not unlike”
My point is those are bad decisions made … what happened up in Minneapolis. ask if
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TV ShowThe Simpsons
The Simpsons — S01E05
“In the heat of the moment,
I said some things I didn't mean.”
All right, all right.
Look, I'm sory. I-I got upset. … - you weren't thinking, were you?
-No.
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TV ShowWelcome To Wrexham
Welcome To Wrexham — S03E01
“In the heat of the moment, um,”
Well, we hit Ben Fosterfrom every side, right? I mean-- … after we won promotion,he made some comment to you.
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YouTubeAnimal Planet105K views · 2025-11-28
The Deadliest Predators from Season 4 | River Monsters | Animal Planet
“in the heat of the moment. You just get”
it a little bit longer. It's very hard … this reflex. You see the fish? I want to
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YouTubeH3 Podcast1.7M views · 2017-12-30
H3 Podcast #45 - Jake & Logan Paul's Predatory Merch Machine
“in the heat of the moment you get”
is what I love say you're playing you're … dropped oh my god not like this you
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YouTubeAndrew Huberman553K views · 2025-01-13
Overcoming Guilt & Building Tenacity in Kids & Adults | Dr. Becky Kennedy
“In the Heat of the Moment I'm not like”
it you know and that doesn't mean in the … feeling like I want to be reactive right
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