psychological moment

noun

the proper or critical time for achieving a desired result: She found the right psychological moment to make her request.

Origin of psychological moment

First recorded in 1870–75

Words nearby psychological moment

psychol., psycholepsy, psycholinguistics, psychological, psychological block, psychological moment, psychological novel, psychological operations, psychological primary, psychological warfare, psychologism

British Dictionary definitions for psychological moment

psychological moment

noun

the most appropriate time for producing a desired effect he proposed to her at the psychological moment

Medical definitions for psychological moment

psychological moment

n.

The time at which the mental state of a person is most likely to produce a desired response.