moment in the sun
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5.3
- noun
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momento de gloria
- After years of hard work, she finally had her moment in the sun when she won the prestigious award.
- miss your moment in the sun
- get their moment in the sun
- a brief moment in the sun
And I had no idea what she went through to get that, to get there to, to her moment in the sun.
- And I had no idea what she went through to get that, to get there to, to her moment in the sun.
- They're not many women who actually could have that can make that claim to sort of have a moment in the sun and then sort of like, you know, back away.
Examples
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Rachel Alexandra had her moment in the sun in January.
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You got your big moment in the sun.
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- Let him have his little moment in the sun.
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My moment in the sun.
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May you fully enjoy your moment in the sun!
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This was his moment in the sun.
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Entrepreneurs are at last having a moment in the sun.
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Mack is ready for his moment in the sun.
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Kit has at last been afforded her moment in the sun.
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Even during his one brief moment in the sun, Jeff Buckley was the quietest of rock idols.
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Synonyms
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A short time when a person has success and many people notice them
Antonyms
How Famous
Surface Forms
Morphology
The phrase combines literal parts — 'moment' and being 'in the sun' — which evoke visibility or being seen, so a learner can infer a sense of being in the spotlight. However, the specific idiomatic sense of a short period of success or public recognition relies on a cultural metaphor (sun = prominence) and is not fully predictable from the words alone, so it is only partially transparent to a B1 learner.
Etymology
Moment in the sun may come from the image of someone stepping into bright sunlight so everyone can see them, with the moment in the sun making them the focus. That's why it now means 'a short time of success or attention'.