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moment as in a particular point in time
- “the moment he arrived the party began“
Synonyms
- minute infinitely or immeasurably small; characterized by painstaking care and detailed examination; a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour; an indefinitely short time; a particular point in time; a unit of angular distance equal to a 60th of a degree ; a short note; distance measured by the time taken to cover it
- second in the second place; coming next after the first in position in space or time or degree or magnitude ; a part or voice or instrument or orchestra section lower in pitch than or subordinate to the first; give support or one’s approval to; transfer an employee to a different, temporary assignment; 1/60 of a minute; an indefinitely short time; the fielding position of the player on a baseball team who is stationed near the second of the bases in the infield ; a particular point in time; following the first in an ordering or series; a 60th part of a minute of arc; the official attendant of a contestant in a duel or boxing match ; a speech seconding a motion; the gear that has the second lowest forward gear ratio in the gear box of a motor vehicle; merchandise that has imperfections
- instant a very short time (as the time it takes the eye to blink or the heart to beat); a particular point in time; occurring with no delay; in or of the present month; demanding attention
moment as in an indefinitely short time
- “wait just a moment“
- “in a mo“
- “it only takes a minute“
- “in just a bit“
Synonyms
- mo an indefinitely short time; a polyvalent metallic element that resembles chromium and tungsten in its properties; a midwestern state in central United States
- minute infinitely or immeasurably small; characterized by painstaking care and detailed examination; a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour; an indefinitely short time; a particular point in time; a unit of angular distance equal to a 60th of a degree ; a short note; distance measured by the time taken to cover it
- second in the second place; coming next after the first in position in space or time or degree or magnitude ; a part or voice or instrument or orchestra section lower in pitch than or subordinate to the first; give support or one’s approval to; transfer an employee to a different, temporary assignment; 1/60 of a minute; an indefinitely short time; the fielding position of the player on a baseball team who is stationed near the second of the bases in the infield ; a particular point in time; following the first in an ordering or series; a 60th part of a minute of arc; the official attendant of a contestant in a duel or boxing match ; a speech seconding a motion; the gear that has the second lowest forward gear ratio in the gear box of a motor vehicle; merchandise that has imperfections
- bit a small piece or quantity of something; a small fragment of something broken off from the whole; an indefinitely short time; an instance of some kind; piece of metal held in horse’s mouth by reins and used to control the horse while riding; a unit of measurement of information (from binary + digit); a small amount of solid food; a small fragment; a short performance that is part of a longer program; the part of a key that enters a lock and lifts the tumblers ; the cutting part of a drill
moment as in at this time
- “the disappointments of the here and now“
- “she is studying at the moment“
Synonyms
- here and now at this time
- present moment at this time
moment as in having important effects or influence
- “decisions of great consequence are made by the president himself“
- “virtue is of more moment than security“
- “that result is of no consequence“
Synonyms
- consequence a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon; the outcome of an event especially as relative to an individual ; having important effects or influence
- import bring in from abroad ; transfer (electronic data) into a database or document ; indicate or signify; commodities (goods or services) bought from a foreign country ; an imported person brought from a foreign country; the message that is intended or expressed or signified; a meaning that is not expressly stated but can be inferred; having important effects or influence
moment as in a turning force produced by an object acting at a distance (or a measure of that force)
moment as in the n-th moment of a distribution is the expected value of the n-th power of the deviations from a fixed value