Moment
noun
A very short period of time.
Wait a moment, I will be right back.
Often appears as...
- spare a moment
- moment of silence
noun
An important part or event in time.
That was a historic moment for our country.
Often appears as...
- moment in time
- seize the moment
noun
A piece of time that is happening now.
At this moment, we need to make a decision.
Often appears as...
- in the moment
- for the moment
noun
In physics, the turning effect produced by a force on an object.
The moment of the force can be calculated by multiplying the force by its distance from the pivot.
Often appears as...
- moment of inertia
- bending moment
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Technical
noun
A very short period of time.
Wait a moment, I will be right back.
Often appears as...
- spare a moment
- moment of silence
noun
An important part or event in time.
That was a historic moment for our country.
Often appears as...
- moment in time
- seize the moment
noun
A piece of time that is happening now.
At this moment, we need to make a decision.
Often appears as...
- in the moment
- for the moment
noun
In physics, the turning effect produced by a force on an object.
The moment of the force can be calculated by multiplying the force by its distance from the pivot.
Often appears as...
- moment of inertia
- bending moment
Usage tips
Technical
Definition 1 of 4
Pro Tip 1/3Immediacy Implication
Using 'moment' suggests something will happen very soon.
Could you hold this for a moment?
Pro Tip 2/3Expressing Impatience
'Wait a moment' communicates a request for a brief pause, often signaling mild impatience.
Just wait a moment, I'm almost ready!
Pro Tip 3/3Colloquial Usage
'Spare a moment' is casual, used for asking for brief attention without formality.
Can you spare a moment to look at this?
Pro Tip 1/3Immediacy Implication
Using 'moment' suggests something will happen very soon.
Could you hold this for a moment?
Pro Tip 2/3Expressing Impatience
'Wait a moment' communicates a request for a brief pause, often signaling mild impatience.
Just wait a moment, I'm almost ready!
Pro Tip 3/3Colloquial Usage
'Spare a moment' is casual, used for asking for brief attention without formality.
Can you spare a moment to look at this?
Pro Tip 1/3Immediacy Implication
Using 'moment' suggests something will happen very soon.
Could you hold this for a moment?
Pro Tip 2/3Expressing Impatience
'Wait a moment' communicates a request for a brief pause, often signaling mild impatience.
Just wait a moment, I'm almost ready!
Pro Tip 3/3Colloquial Usage
'Spare a moment' is casual, used for asking for brief attention without formality.
Can you spare a moment to look at this?
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Questions No One Knows...
and some physicists think you can only un-baffle it if you imagine that huge numbers of parallel universes are being spawned every moment, and many of these universes would actually be very like the world we're in, would include multiple copies of you. In one such universe, you'd graduate with honors
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Bring on the learning...
You have to create the circumstances where they show themselves. And you might imagine education would be the way that happens, but too often, it's not. Every education system in the world is being reformed at the moment and it's not enough. Reform is no use anymore,
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The five major world...
insight, peace, and steadfastness. From the time he got up from under that tree to the moment of his death as an old man, the Buddha taught people how to become right speech, right goals, a mind focused on what is real, and a heart focused on loving others.
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Why sitting is bad for...
It sits there counting down the moments until you stand up again and take it for a walk. That may sound ridiculous. Our bodies love to sit, right? Not really. Sure, sitting for brief periods can help us recover from stress or recuperate from exercise.
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Surf Sisters - Ep. 2 PIPE...
Like the waves hit the shore and it's done. And then it recycles, right? And it's like, I can go there and touch my grief, and it's not gonna be forever in that super hot, teary moment. It finishes and it gets cycled back.
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The Intense 8 Hour Hunt...
And at the moment of death, he shared its pain. He rubs its saliva into his own legs to relieve the agony of his burning muscles. And he gives thanks for the life he has taken,
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A message from the next...
and educated and please encourage the young people you know to start living their dreams as goalie as possible right now why should any of us waste a moment thank you so much
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Why Are These Fish...
This is the moment the pelicans have been waiting for. Slightly deeper water means they can get their bills underneath to scoop out their victims.
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New-born Amur Leopards PIPE...
okay saying's gone the moment of truth here we go
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Puffin Hunts Fish To...
puffins must choose their moment wisely
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Questions No One Knows...
and some physicists think you can only un-baffle it if you imagine that huge numbers of parallel universes are being spawned every moment, and many of these universes would actually be very like the world we're in, would include multiple copies of you. In one such universe, you'd graduate with honors
Video examples
Bring on the learning...
You have to create the circumstances where they show themselves. And you might imagine education would be the way that happens, but too often, it's not. Every education system in the world is being reformed at the moment and it's not enough. Reform is no use anymore,
Video examples
The five major world...
insight, peace, and steadfastness. From the time he got up from under that tree to the moment of his death as an old man, the Buddha taught people how to become right speech, right goals, a mind focused on what is real, and a heart focused on loving others.
Video examples
Why sitting is bad for...
It sits there counting down the moments until you stand up again and take it for a walk. That may sound ridiculous. Our bodies love to sit, right? Not really. Sure, sitting for brief periods can help us recover from stress or recuperate from exercise.
Video examples
Surf Sisters - Ep. 2 PIPE...
Like the waves hit the shore and it's done. And then it recycles, right? And it's like, I can go there and touch my grief, and it's not gonna be forever in that super hot, teary moment. It finishes and it gets cycled back.
Video examples
The Intense 8 Hour Hunt...
And at the moment of death, he shared its pain. He rubs its saliva into his own legs to relieve the agony of his burning muscles. And he gives thanks for the life he has taken,
Video examples
A message from the next...
and educated and please encourage the young people you know to start living their dreams as goalie as possible right now why should any of us waste a moment thank you so much
Video examples
Why Are These Fish...
This is the moment the pelicans have been waiting for. Slightly deeper water means they can get their bills underneath to scoop out their victims.
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New-born Amur Leopards PIPE...
okay saying's gone the moment of truth here we go
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Puffin Hunts Fish To...
puffins must choose their moment wisely
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Maya Angelou
American Poet
I have great respect for the past. If you don't know where you've come from, you don't know where you're going. I have respect for the past, but I'm a person of the moment. I'm here, and I do my best to be completely centered at the place I'm at, then I go forward to the next place.
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Jim Morrison
American Singer
Friends can help each other. A true friend is someone who lets you have total freedom to be yourself - and especially to feel. Or, not feel. Whatever you happen to be feeling at the moment is fine with them. That's what real love amounts to - letting a person be what he really is.
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Charlie Chaplin
English Actor
I had no idea of the character. But the moment I was dressed, the clothes and the make-up made me feel the person he was. I began to know him, and by the time I walked onto the stage he was fully born.
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Kanye West
American Rapper
If you have the opportunity to play this game of life you need to appreciate every moment. a lot of people don't appreciate the moment until it's passed.
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Dakota Fanning
American Actress
As much as movies are about the words that you're saying, they're also about what's not said, the silent moments.
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Oprah Winfrey
American Entertainer
Whatever has happened to you in your past has no power over this present moment, because life is now.
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Thomas Merton
American Author
Every moment and every event of every man's life on earth plants something in his soul.
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Barack Obama
American President
People of Berlin - people of the world - this is our moment. This is our time.
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J. K. Rowling
English Author
The moment you are old enough to take the wheel, responsibility lies with you.
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Paulo Coelho
Brazilian Novelist
Life was always a matter of waiting for the right moment to act.
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Maya Angelou
American Poet
I have great respect for the past. If you don't know where you've come from, you don't know where you're going. I have respect for the past, but I'm a person of the moment. I'm here, and I do my best to be completely centered at the place I'm at, then I go forward to the next place.
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Jim Morrison
American Singer
Friends can help each other. A true friend is someone who lets you have total freedom to be yourself - and especially to feel. Or, not feel. Whatever you happen to be feeling at the moment is fine with them. That's what real love amounts to - letting a person be what he really is.
Quote examples
Charlie Chaplin
English Actor
I had no idea of the character. But the moment I was dressed, the clothes and the make-up made me feel the person he was. I began to know him, and by the time I walked onto the stage he was fully born.
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Kanye West
American Rapper
If you have the opportunity to play this game of life you need to appreciate every moment. a lot of people don't appreciate the moment until it's passed.
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Dakota Fanning
American Actress
As much as movies are about the words that you're saying, they're also about what's not said, the silent moments.
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Oprah Winfrey
American Entertainer
Whatever has happened to you in your past has no power over this present moment, because life is now.
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Thomas Merton
American Author
Every moment and every event of every man's life on earth plants something in his soul.
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Barack Obama
American President
People of Berlin - people of the world - this is our moment. This is our time.
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J. K. Rowling
English Author
The moment you are old enough to take the wheel, responsibility lies with you.
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Paulo Coelho
Brazilian Novelist
Life was always a matter of waiting for the right moment to act.
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