precious moment
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3.7
- noun
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momento precioso
- All I remembered is that the boat ride lasted 30 minutes, and during those precious moments, I saw the water glowing like stars.
- waste precious moments
- few precious moments
- spend precious moments
Because you and I are living a rare and mysterious time, a precious moment
- Because you and I are living a rare and mysterious time, a precious moment
- Those, those precious moments that could be filled with inspiration in your in your other pursuits.
- And then, and then from that, you can get these really, you know, precious moments, these like gems that then what I then do is write them back into the shooting script.
Examples
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Every writer is supposed to carry a pen and small notebook to capture those precious moments when inspiration strikes.
Blog text (27) -
Now is the time of year to take those family outing videos to capture those precious moments for posterity.
Academic text (2001) -
Why waste your precious moments with me?
Fiction book (2002) -
The falling away of the day was her most precious moment of existence.
Fiction book (1996) -
More than a simple photo ever could, this painting will forever capture that precious moment for me.
Blog text (13) -
It was the most precious moment of my life.
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Late at night in the hospital, she would let herself remember those precious moments in his life that ran by her like a slideshow.
Fiction book (1999) -
For a single, precious moment, all that existed in the world was the locket.
Fiction book (1992) -
Many people intentionally climb Mount Bromo at night just to wait for the precious moment when dawn touches the earth.
Blog text (20) -
The birth of her child was a precious moment that she would always cherish.
Synonyms
7
4.3
A special time you remember that makes you feel very happy
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3.5
A short time of warm feelings you remember
Antonyms
How Cherished
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a time that is highly valued or cherished' is directly and transparently composed from 'precious' (valued, cherished) modifying 'moment' (a short period or occasion). This adjective+noun combination follows standard compositional semantics and is cross-linguistically common, so a B1 learner who knows both words will readily infer the MWE meaning.
Etymology
Precious moment comes from the idea of treating a short time like a small treasure. The word precious means very valuable and moment means a brief time, so the phrase means 'a time you highly value'.