Moment | Mean of moment in English Dictionary

/ˈmoʊmənt/

• Noun
• a very short period of time
1. The sunshine that was here a moment [=minute, second] ago is gone.
2. The sun was shining. Moments later, it began to rain.
3. It was a moment before she realized what had happened.
4. She stopped for a moment and peeked into the window.
5. It should only take a moment to fix the problem.
6. Do you have a (spare) moment? [=do you have some free time so we can talk to each other briefly?]
7. I'm very busy and I don't have a moment to spare.
8. The doctor arrived not a moment too soon. [=the doctor arrived just in time to help]
9. I'll explain that in a moment. [=shortly, soon]
10. The crowd observed a moment of silence [=a short period of silent thought or prayer] for those who died in the tragedy.
• a particular time
1. One moment it was sunny; the next it was pouring rain.
2. We enjoyed every moment of the play. [=we enjoyed all of the play]
3. The moment for us to act has arrived.
4. The moment is ripe for action. [=this is the right time for action]
5. War seemed unavoidable at that moment in history.
6. She knew exactly the right moment to ask for a raise.
7. We had an exciting vacation. There was never a dull moment.
• the present time
1. At the moment [=right now, at the current time] she is working on a novel.
2. We aren't prepared at this moment [=at this time, now] to say what our plans are.
3. As of this moment [=as of now, right now], there's nothing you can do.
4. For the moment, it is the world's largest city. [=it is the world's largest city now, but that may not be true much longer]
5. He's staying out of trouble for the moment.
6. For the moment, at least, I had the room to myself.
7. the vacation destination of the moment [=the vacation destination that is now most popular]
8. the man/woman of the moment [=the man/woman who is now very popular and admired]

• a time of importance or success
1. She took the time to relish her moment of triumph.
2. He's not the best player on the team, but he has his moments. [=he has times when he is extremely good, successful, etc.]
3. It was a defining moment for him.
4. It was a crowning moment in his presidency.
• very quickly as time passes
1. The weather kept changing from one moment to the next. = The weather kept changing from moment to moment. [=from minute to minute]
• the time when you have to do or decide something
1. The moment of truth came early, when we had to decide whether to stay or go.
2. It was her moment of truth, when she needed to show that she had the talent to succeed.
• at no time
1. I did not believe her for one moment. [=I never believed her]
• having importance
1. an event of great moment [=a very important event]
2. There is no news of any moment to report.
• the latest possible time
1. Our flight was canceled at the last moment.
2. She finished her paper at the last moment.
3. Many people wait until the last (possible) moment before shopping for Christmas presents.
• as soon as
1. The moment the cameras are turned off, he is able to relax.
2. Everything stops the moment she walks in the room.
• very quickly
1. Within moments, dozens of people had gathered.