moment
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7.2
- noun
- /ˈmoʊmənt/
- Formal
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importancia
- What was the happiest moment of your life so far?
- a historical moment
- a climactic moment
- a moment in history
And you know, these are moments you just can't forget.
- And you know, these are moments you just can't forget.
- And, you know, those moments are just golden Nuggets.
- So that was a moment of wounding for him.
- But that is kind of the moment of stunning surprise.
- So of course, Deep Blue was a huge moment beating Kasparov.
- But that Big Brother moment is truly upon us.
- I think there's a pivotal moment when Frank died.
- Any life, any life or death moments, There was one.
- And it was a special moment, special club.
- Oh my God what a moment this was Nordstrom baby.
Examples
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The Conner clan has been waiting for this moment for 18 years.
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The convocation of the next synodal assembly comes at a particularly significant moment for the Catholic Church.
Academic text (2013) -
I knew I liked you the moment I met you.
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Maybe it's a teaching moment.
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This is the big moment.
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This is my finest moment in life.
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But I was getting to that formative moment in the writer's life.
Academic text (2013) -
OK, here's the moment we've all been waiting for.
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The importance of this moment, according to Pedro Sottile, the CHA's legal coordinator, is twofold.
Academic text (2013) -
The signing of the treaty was a moment of great importance for international relations.
Synonyms
663
1.0
A quality that makes something have great value or effect
586
2.1
An important thing or event that affects people
194
3.8
How important something is or how much it matters
100
4.2
How important something is because of its effect
27
6.8
The meaning or importance of something
2
4.9
A moment when an important change happens or people make a key decision
1
7.9
Being very important and likely to have big effects
Antonyms
Idioms
Compounds
- Informal
4
7.7
A short time when an older person forgets something or becomes confused
- Informal
1
8.9
A time when someone faces a hard truth and decides to change what they do
- Specialized
1
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
1
6.0
A time when someone must succeed or they will fail under great pressure
1
4.9
A short time when people feel strong emotion and say or do things without thinking
- Specialized
1
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 Important
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word moment also comes from Latin momentum, which could mean 'importance' as well as 'movement', because something that moves people or events has weight. That's why a decision of great moment is a decision of great importance.