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moment

/mˈoʊmʌnt/noun2 syllables

Moment means: an indefinitely short time.

Synonyms for moment9

noun, as in an indefinitely short time

noun, as in a particular point in time

noun, as in at this time

here and now, present moment

noun, as in having important effects or influence

What does moment mean?6

noun

1

an indefinitely short time“wait just a moment”

2

a particular point in time“the moment he arrived the party began”

3

at this time“the disappointments of the here and now”

4

having important effects or influence“decisions of great consequence are made by the president himself”

5

a turning force produced by an object acting at a distance (or a measure of that force)

6

the n-th moment of a distribution is the expected value of the n-th power of the deviations from a fixed value

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Moment in a sentence

  • From that moment on, he felt undying hatred for his oppressors.CS
  • For the moment, we want to postpone making a decision.CM
  • The moment we met, we fell in love with each other.CK
  • From the moment of his birth, man cannot get along without depending on others.unknown
  • The moment she heard the news of her son's death, she burst into tears.CM
  • The moment he touched it, it blew up.CM
  • Judging from the look of the sky, it may rain at any moment.CK
  • The moment he arrived at the station, it began to rain.Dejo

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of moment

as a noun

plural
moments