mo

Examples

• All

• See you in a mo.

  Four Weddings and a Funeral (1994)

• - Uh, hang on a mo'.

  Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit (2005)

• Please, just a mo... a moment of help.

  Dangerous Curves (1988)

• Here, half a mo, cookie.

  Cavalcade (1933)

• Back in a mo'.

  The Building (2009)

• Wait a mo.

  The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists! (2012)

• Could you hold on for a mo? I just need to grab my keys.

• I'll be there in a mo; just finishing my coffee.

• After a quick mo, I understood the instructions better.

Synonyms

M

minute

vsmo

∞ 1.0

A unit of time equal to sixty seconds

is an indefinite very short time, not a fixed time unit

B

bit

vsmo

∞ 1.0

A small piece or amount of something, for example food

specifies a short time rather than any small amount or part

M

moment

vsmo

∞ 1.0

A very short time or a particular point in time

is the casual, shortened mention of that same short period

S

second

vsmo

• Informal

543 1.0

A very short time

is the same idea but stated as an indefinite short period

I

instant

vsmo

232 1.0

A very short moment that passes quickly

covers a short period in general without stressing extreme quickness

W

wink

vsmo

• Informal

22 4.9

A very short time like a moment

is a short time but not described as almost instantaneous

H

half a mo

vsmo

• UK

1 9.6

A very short time, like a few moments

is the basic indefinite short period without the half emphasis

M

mos

vsmo

• UK

9.6

A very short time, for example a few seconds

is the general short time expression rather than its informal form

F

for a mo

vsmo

• UK

9.8

For a short time

is about a short point in time rather than a duration

I

in a mo

vsmo

• UK

8.8

It will happen very soon

names the short time itself rather than telling when it will happen

Antonyms

E

eternity

224 5.8

Time that never ends, often imagined after death

F

forever

12 1.4

A very long time with no end

Idioms

F

for a mo

• UK

9.8

For a short time

I

in a mo

• UK

8.8

It will happen very soon

Compounds

H

half a mo

• UK

1 9.6

A very short time, like a few moments

How Long

period

∞ 2.1

while

∞ 1.0

moment

∞ 1.0

mo

• UK

35 9.9

instant

232 1.0

Surface Forms

Etymology