Moment - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |ˈməʊmənt|  American pronunciation of the word moment
Brit.  |ˈməʊm(ə)nt|  British pronunciation of the word moment

noun

- a particular point in time (syn: instant, minute, second)
the moment he arrived the party began
- an indefinitely short time (syn: bit, minute, mo, second)
wait just a moment
- at this time
she is studying at the moment
- having important effects or influence (syn: consequence, import)
virtue is of more moment than security
- a turning force produced by an object acting at a distance (or a measure of that force)
- the n-th moment of a distribution is the expected value of the n-th power of the deviations from a fixed value

Extra examples

The sun was shining. Moments later, it began to rain.

It was a moment before she realized what had happened.

She stopped for a moment and peeked into the window.

It should only take a moment to fix the problem.

I'm very busy and I don't have a moment to spare.

One moment it was sunny; the next it was pouring rain.

The moment for us to act has arrived.

War seemed unavoidable at that moment in history.

She knew exactly the right moment to ask for a raise.

We had an exciting vacation. There was never a dull moment.

It takes just a moment.

It is of no moment.

It was one of the most exciting moments in his life.

Just at that moment there was a knock on the door.

She may be in trouble at this very moment and trying to call you.

Word forms

noun
singular: moment
plural: moments
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