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Definition of moment
1a : a minute portion or point of time : instant a moment of dreadful suspense — Graham Greeneb : a comparatively brief period of time moments of solitude
2a : present time at the moment she is at work on her fourth novel — Holidayb : a time of excellence or conspicuousness there's … some deliciously funny moments, but most of it is numbingly subtle — Jess Cagle
3 : importance in influence or effect decisions of moment must be made by our government — L. H. Evans
4 obsolete : a cause or motive of action
5 : a stage in historical or logical development a document of one moment in the history of thought and sensibility in the nineteenth century — T. S. Eliot
6a : tendency or measure of tendency to produce motion especially about a point or axisb : the product of quantity (such as a force) and the distance to a particular axis or point
7a : the mean (see 4mean 1b) of the nth powers of the deviations (see deviation b) of the observed values in a set of statistical data from a fixed valueb : the expected value of a power of the deviation (see deviation b) of a random variable from a fixed value
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Examples of moment in a Sentence
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.
Recent Examples of moment from the Web
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And his rise to prominence came about right at that moment when New York was (supposedly) at its worst and at its best.
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My favorite was moment was the last take of the last shot of the stairwell sequence.
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The Vox article will stand as our moment’s gold-standard reference on the issue, but its calm conclusion that the black–white IQ gap is wholly environmental in origin is by no means as self-evident as the authors imply.
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In a truly hilarious moment straight out of Seinfeld, Aldrin looked less-than-impressed by Trump's speech about space, raising his brows, sighing heavily, and looking generally dismayed.
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Everyone knows that technology assists almost every creative endeavor these days, from the moment a four-year-old drips paint onto a turntable to make spin art.
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Pittsburgh Pirates manager Clint Hurdle had one of those moments Thursday, before the Pirates’ game against the Tampa Bay Rays.
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With little time to buy, forget about historical price-checking in the moment.
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Airbnb, the accommodation service where people can list their homes and hotels for holiday rentals, has collated its data to find out where the most solo bookings are taking place at the moment.
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Origin and Etymology of moment
Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin momentum movement, particle sufficient to turn the scales, moment, from movēre to move
Synonym Discussion of moment
MOMENT Defined for English Language Learners
moment
playDefinition of moment for English Language Learners
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: a very short period of time
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: a particular time : a precise point in time
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: the present time
MOMENT Defined for Kids
moment
playDefinition of moment for Students
1 : a very brief time A shooting star lasts only a moment.
2 : present time I'm busy at the moment.
3 : importance We met to discuss a subject of great moment.
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