moment
Listen:Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
moment/ˈməʊmənt/
▶noun
- 1 a very brief period of time.
■ an exact point in time.
- 2 formal importance; significance.
- 3 Physics a turning effect produced by a force on an object, expressed as the product of the force and the distance from its line of action to a given point.
– phrases
(at) any moment very soon.
for the moment for now.
have one's (or its) moments have periods that are better than others.
moment of truth a time of crisis or test. [orig. the final sword-thrust in a bullfight.]
of the moment currently popular, famous, or important.
(at) any moment very soon.
for the moment for now.
have one's (or its) moments have periods that are better than others.
moment of truth a time of crisis or test. [orig. the final sword-thrust in a bullfight.]
of the moment currently popular, famous, or important.
'moment' also found in these Oxford entries:
arrive
- beat
- body-con
- brainstorm
- cheap
- contretemps
- crucial
- cue
- dipole moment
- ejaculate
- eleventh
- epiphany
- even
- extempore
- gradient
- grudge
- head
- heat
- hold
- Immaculate Conception
- Impressionism
- instant
- jiffy
- just
- kairos
- last
- last-gasp
- magnetic moment
- magneton
- mistime
- mo
- momentary
- momently
- moment of inertia
- notice
- now
- parting shot
- pip
- point
- slip
- snap
- soon
- split second
- spur
- tick
- time
- totality
- touchdown
