moment

A1 Topic:Time

US /momən(ʔ)/ UK /ˈməʊmənt/ See IPA manual

noun Freq #440

Meanings

1

noun
A very short period of time.

Wait a moment while I lock the front door.
2

noun
A particular point in time.

The moment they arrived, the party began.
3

noun
Importance or significance.

This was a decision of great moment for the whole country.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 noun · a very short period of time. instant second

2 noun · a particular point in time. point

More bit crack eyeblink flash glimpse jiff jiffy jot minutemosec

Opposites

aeon age eon forever

Word family

Forms moments

Derived forms momentarymomentfulmomentlessmomently momentousmomentouslymomentousnesspseudomomentspur-of-the-moment

Related forms ephemeral temporarily torque transience

Common collocations

Etymology

From Middle English moment, from Old French moment, from Latin mōmentum. Doublet of momentum and movement.

moment Middle English mōmentum Latin

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Topics

Time

# moment

**Type:** Word
**Level:** A1
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** momən(ʔ)
**IPA (UK):** ˈməʊmənt
**Frequency rank:** 440

## Meanings
1. A very short period of time.
2. A particular point in time.
3. Importance or significance.

## Examples
- Wait a moment while I lock the front door.
- The moment they arrived, the party began.
- This was a decision of great moment for the whole country.

## Synonyms
- bit
- crack
- eyeblink
- flash
- glimpse
- instant
- jiff
- jiffy
- jot
- minute
- mo
- sec

## Antonyms
- aeon
- age
- eon
- forever

## Derived Forms
- momentary
- momentful
- momentless
- momently
- momentous
- momentously
- momentousness
- pseudomoment
- spur-of-the-moment

## Related Forms
- ephemeral
- temporarily
- torque
- transience

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: moment
- Root: mōmentum

## Etymology
From Middle English moment, from Old French moment, from Latin mōmentum. Doublet of momentum and movement.

## AI Etymology
Moment comes from Middle English moment, from Old French moment, from Latin mōmentum. Doublet of momentum and movement. In present-day English its meanings include a very short period of time, a particular point in time, and importance or significance. The historical chain runs through moment (Middle English), moment (Old French), and mōmentum (Latin). Related and derived forms include ephemeral, temporarily, torque, and momentary.

## Topics
- Time

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