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Discover LudwigThe phrase "a panic moment" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a brief period of intense fear or anxiety in a situation.
Example: "When the fire alarm went off unexpectedly, it turned into a panic moment for everyone in the building."
Alternatives: "a moment of panic" or "a panic attack".
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"It was a panic moment," Kenseth said.
"That start can't be a panic moment," Brown said.
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That is how you always have to be ready, there has to be something in the drawer so it is not a panic when the moment starts".
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For a moment panic sets in, before the children discover a box of talking books and a CD player that is easily worked by little fingers.
But at least Fleet Street has a moment to stop panicking – a precious moment to think.
This was a lie spoken in a moment of panic.
Each self-contained, solipsistic "story" of a chapter zooms in on a moment of panic, crackup or despair -- or, very occasionally, of muffled epiphany.
One Columbine survivor told me that when she heard the news, she questioned her safety and took a different route home in a moment of panic.
The waiter -- apparently panicked into a moment of dumbfounding intimacy -- began rubbing my belly with the club soda.
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