moment A1 Topic:Time US /momən(ʔ)/ UK /ˈməʊmənt/ See IPA manual 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. instantsecond 2 noun · a particular point in time. point More bitcrackeyeblinkflashglimpsejiffjiffyjotminutemosec ↔ Opposites aeonageeonforever Word family Forms moments Derived forms momentarymomentfulmomentlessmomentlymomentousmomentouslymomentousnesspseudomomentspur-of-the-moment Related forms ephemeraltemporarilytorquetransience Common collocations brief moment Adjective + noun perfect moment Adjective + noun capture a moment Verb + noun spoil the moment Verb + noun crucial moment Adjective + noun defining moment Adjective + noun cherish a moment Verb + noun Etymology AI details From Middle English moment, from Old French moment, from Latin mōmentum. Doublet of momentum and movement. moment Middle English mōmentum Latin View etymology graph -> Topics Time External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # 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 markdown