Moment meaning in English
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Definition
a moment: an instant, a short time, a second
for a moment for a short period of time
a great moment in history
(when you have) a free moment (when you have) some free time
(I can talk) for a moment: (I can talk) for a short time
(I'll be back) in a moment: (I'll be back) in a minute, in a second, in a short while
Examples
- "Bruno : Hold on a moment."
- "I imagine that in the helicopter, the noise, confusion and emotion of the moment might have influenced her."
- "Narrator : Finally, the moment of truth has arrived."
- "Luna : Okay, well, please let me sit down for a moment and find your file."
- "Bruno (on intercom) : Brian Jones, can you come in here for a moment?"
- "He'll be right with you in one moment."
- "I've been waiting for this moment a long time."
- "In closing, I'd just like to dedicate this moment to my grandfather Xavier Delavigne, who raised me like his own son, taught me the perfume trade, and sacrificed everything he had to send me to this school."
- "He had asked if I could hold a bottle of benzyl acetate for a moment, and I hadn't access to my pad."
- "Bruno : Polly, could you come in here for a moment?"
- "Donna : I'll be with you in a moment."
- "I ask you to stand behind us in this dark, dark moment."
- "Jean : One moment please!"
- "Susie : In a moment Horatio, in a moment."
- "We'll be back with Miss Susan Bliss in just a moment."
- "I was just having a bite to eat, but I can talk for a moment."
- "Well, why don't you contact me when you have a free moment?"
- "Would you care to live amongst beautiful women dedicated to exploring the boundaries of pleasure every moment of every day?"
- "Enriqué : Just a moment guys."
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