Psychological moment
noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 The best time to do something, when those involved are in the most workable state of mind.
"At length the psychological moment arrived, and the sorcerer called upon her to deliver the child[.]"
- 2 the most appropriate time for achieving a desired effect wordnet
Example
More examples"At length the psychological moment arrived, and the sorcerer called upon her to deliver the child[.]"
Etymology
Derived from a misunderstanding of German psychologische Moment, where Moment actually means momentum.