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moment
Sentence
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Meaning
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moment

noun

ADJ.

brief, fleeting | long | precious, quiet

making the most of those last precious moments together

| anxious, awful, awkward, embarrassing, heart-stopping, terrifying

For one heart-stopping moment, we thought she was going to fall.

| bad, difficult

That was a bad moment in my life.

| spare

Could you look through this report when you have a spare moment?

| exact, precise, very

I felt at home here from the very moment I arrived.

| good, opportune, perfect, right

I don't think this is the right moment to ask for a pay rise.

| critical, crucial, decisive, important, key

We have reached a critical moment in the negotiations.

| historic | climactic, dramatic | magic/magical, marvellous, memorable | emotional, poignant | finest, great, happiest, proudest

Her finest moment came when she won Wimbledon.

| unguarded

She let the news slip by mistake, in an unguarded moment.

| last (possible)

Why do you leave it until the last possible moment before getting ready to leave?

VERB + MOMENT

last, take

The feeling only lasted a moment. This won't take a moment.

| spend

I spent a few moments thinking what I was going to say.

| give sb, spare (sb)

I can only spare you a moment, I'm afraid?I'm terribly busy.

| enjoy, savour

Victory was sweet, and he wanted to savour every moment.

| choose, pick

He's in a bad mood today?you need to choose your moment carefully.

| capture

I managed to capture the moment on film.

MOMENT + VERB

arrive, come

The moment had finally come to make a move.

| pass

He opened his mouth to say he loved her, but the moment passed.

PREP.

after a/the ~

After a moment we followed him.

| at a/the ~

At that very moment the telephone rang. He might wake up at any moment.

| for a/the ~

She paused for a moment.

| from a/the ~

I loved her from the first moment I met her.

| in a/the ~

I'll be back in a moment. in her rare moments of leisure

| ~ in

a great moment in the country's history

| ~ of

at the moment of death It was the proudest moment of my entire life. There was a moment of silence.

PHRASES

a few moments

Could you wait a few moments?

| a moment ago

He was here just a moment ago.

| a moment later

A moment later, the ceiling fell in.

| a moment longer/more

I couldn't stand it a moment longer.

| a moment or two

I stood there for a moment or two.

| never a dull moment

There's never a dull moment in this job.