moment

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   A very short period of time.

   Wait a moment while I lock the front door.

2. 2
   noun

   A particular point in time.

   The moment they arrived, the party began.

3. 3
   noun

   Importance or significance.

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

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Simplified etymology

Moment entered English in the late Middle English period from Latin momentum, whose root is movere, “to move.” The same Latin word is also the source of English momentum, recorded from Old English.

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

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