psychological moment

noun

Etymology

Derived from a misunderstanding of German psychologische Moment, where Moment actually means momentum.

Definitions

  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[.]

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