moment
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- noun
- /ˈmoʊmənt/
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momento
- You say yes, OK, At this moment I feel really angry.
- just a moment
- pause for a moment
- take a moment
You say yes, OK, At this moment I feel really angry.
- You say yes, OK, At this moment I feel really angry.
- So that was the first moment, the second moment.
- And you've got to find a few moments just to be kind.
- So when was your first moment being a performer?
- Because yes, there are moments when we are just like them.
- But in that moment I kind of shut down.
- And in those moments, what do we go back to?
- Genius seems to be whatever the moment in history requires.
- And there are moments where I'm like, I am sad.
- So let's think about this for a moment as we wrap this up.
Examples
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But in that moment I kind of shut down.
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But I did choose in that moment to prove it.
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Because she is caught in this moment of deep thought.
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It's about being in that moment, being there for you.
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And no one here in the moment knows what to do.
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Let's just take a moment to feel our feelings in this moment.
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"It's clear that this is the right moment to do this kind of work," Ms. Duchin says.
Academic text (2017) -
The paintings suspend the saint in the moment just before his failed execution.
Academic text (2015) -
Once he looks at Judy's house for a moment, he rejects Plato's offer outright.
Academic text (2017) -
At this moment, I realize how much I appreciate my friends.
Synonyms
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A unit of time equal to sixty seconds
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A small piece or amount of something, for example food
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A particular time or stage in a process
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A very short time
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1.0
The time that is happening now
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1.0
A very short time ago
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1.0
A very short moment that passes quickly
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3.3
An exact moment when something happens
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3.5
The time and place you are in now
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1.2
Now, not in the past or future
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1.1
At this very moment without delay
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A time when an important decision must be made
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2.5
A very short moment when something happens
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9.9
A very short time, like a moment, used in informal speech
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4.9
A very short time like a moment
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2.1
The time that is happening now
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7.2
A very short moment when something happens
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1.0
The present moment when something is happening
A very short time, for example a few seconds
It will happen very soon
Antonyms
Idioms
Compounds
- Informal
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7.7
A short time when an older person forgets something or becomes confused
- Informal
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8.9
A time when someone faces a hard truth and decides to change what they do
- Specialized
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7.2
The average of a set of numbers that you get by adding them and dividing by how many there are
- Specialized
1
7.8
A number showing how hard it is to change an object's spin based on how its mass is spread
- Informal
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6.0
A time when someone must succeed or they will fail under great pressure
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4.9
A short time when people feel strong emotion and say or do things without thinking
- Specialized
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8.1
A measure of how far positive and negative charges are separated in a molecule
- Specialized
1
7.2
A measure of how strongly something turns near a magnet and which way it points
- Slang
A very fun time that a group of friends enjoy, often when men are together
- Slang
A brief awkward or funny moment that leaves you surprised and unable to believe it
- Specialized
Amount that shows how far positive and negative electric charges are separated, equal to charge size times distance
- NSFW
A scene added to a show to please fans by showing something attractive or exciting
- Literature
A sudden memory from a smell or sound that makes you feel as if you are back in the past
- Specialized
A number that shows how strongly and which way something acts like a tiny magnet
- Specialized
A turning effect that two equal opposite forces make when they are apart
- Specialized
A measure of how strongly and in what direction a magnet turns in a magnetic field
- Archaic
A short time when a person is very confused and not thinking clearly
- Specialized
A number that shows how strong and in which direction a straight link between two things is
- Literature
An embarrassing public remark that causes bad publicity for a person or company
- Specialized
A number from -1 to 1 that shows the strength and direction of a straight-line connection between two things
- Literature
A moment when someone feels very pleased with themselves and ignores other views
- Specialized
The average of the squares of numbers that shows how spread out they are
How Long
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word moment comes from Latin momentum (from movere) meaning 'movement'. Think of a very small movement in time — a tiny moment — and that's why it means a very short period or a single point in time.