within moments
idiom
: very quickly : within a very short amount of time
Within moments, dozens of people had gathered.
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However, within moments, the flight crew reported another issue.
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Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 30 Jan. 2026
Customers lined up to get their cars washed, though the water would freeze within moments.
—Sabrina Franza, CBS News, 23 Jan. 2026
Though the sequence of how they were fired is unclear, within moments a panel on the train’s interior would end up with a bullet hole, and Cabey with a serious gunshot wound.
—Literary Hub, 21 Jan. 2026
Nikki Glaser was cracking jokes about CBS News and the Epstein files within moments of taking the stage for her Golden Globes monologue.
—Judy Kurtz, The Hill, 12 Jan. 2026
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Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 30 Jan. 2026
Customers lined up to get their cars washed, though the water would freeze within moments.
—Sabrina Franza, CBS News, 23 Jan. 2026
Though the sequence of how they were fired is unclear, within moments a panel on the train’s interior would end up with a bullet hole, and Cabey with a serious gunshot wound.
—Literary Hub, 21 Jan. 2026
Nikki Glaser was cracking jokes about CBS News and the Epstein files within moments of taking the stage for her Golden Globes monologue.
—Judy Kurtz, The Hill, 12 Jan. 2026
See All Example Sentences for within moments
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“Within moments.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/within%20moments. Accessed 4 Feb. 2026.
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