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mo·ment (m

nt)

1. A brief, indefinite interval of time.

2. A specific point in time, especially the present time: He is not here at the moment.

3. A particular period of importance, influence, or significance in a series of events or developments: a great moment in history; waiting for her big moment.

4. Outstanding significance or value; importance: a discovery of great moment.

5. A brief period of time that is characterized by a quality, such as excellence, suitability, or distinction: a lackluster performance that nevertheless had its moments.

6. Philosophy

a. An essential or constituent element, as of a complex idea.

b. A phase or an aspect of a logically developing process.

7. Abbr. M Physics

a. The product of a quantity and its perpendicular distance from a reference point.

b. The tendency to cause rotation about a point or an axis.

8. Statistics The expected value of a positive integral power of a random variable. The first moment is the mean of the distribution.

[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin mmentum, from *movimentum; see momentum.]

Synonyms: moment, instant, minute¹, second¹, jiffy, flash
These nouns denote a brief interval of time. A moment is an indeterminately short but significant period: I'll be with you in a moment.
Instant is a period of time almost too brief to detect; it implies haste: He hesitated for just an instant.
Minute is often interchangable with moment and second with instant: The alarm will ring any minute. I'll be back in a second.
Jiffy and flash usually combine with in a; in a jiffy means in a short space of time, while in a flash suggests the almost imperceptible duration of a flash of light: "He was on his stool in a jiffy, driving away with his pen" Charles Dickens. She finished the job in a flash. See Also Synonyms at importance.

moment

Noun

1. a short period of time

2. a specific instant or point in time: at that moment the phone rang

3. the moment the present point of time: for the moment he is out of prison

4. importance, significance, or value: a matter of greatest moment

5. Physics

a. a tendency to produce motion, esp. rotation about a point or axis

b. the product of a physical quantity, such as force or mass, and its distance from a fixed reference point [Latin momentum movement]

ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms

Noun	1.	moment - a particular point in time; "the moment he arrived the party began" instant, minute, second climax, culmination - the decisive moment in a novel or play; "the deathbed scene is the climax of the play" point in time, point - an instant of time; "at that point I had to leave" eleventh hour, last minute - the latest possible moment; "money became available at the eleventh hour"; "at the last minute the government changed the rules" moment of truth - a crucial moment on which much depends moment of truth - the moment in a bullfight when the matador kills the bull pinpoint - a very brief moment; "they were strangers sharing a pinpoint of time together" time - a suitable moment; "it is time to go" psychological moment - the most appropriate time for achieving a desired effect
	2.	moment - an indefinitely short time; "wait just a moment"; "in a mo"; "it only takes a minute"; "in just a bit" mo, second, minute, bit time - an indefinite period (usually marked by specific attributes or activities); "he waited a long time"; "the time of year for planting"; "he was a great actor in his time" instant, jiffy, New York minute, split second, trice, twinkling, wink, blink of an eye, heartbeat, flash - a very short time (as the time it takes the eye to blink or the heart to beat); "if I had the chance I'd do it in a flash"
	3.	moment - at this time; "the disappointments of the here and now"; "she is studying at the moment" here and now, present moment nowadays, present - the period of time that is happening now; any continuous stretch of time including the moment of speech; "that is enough for the present"; "he lives in the present with no thought of tomorrow"
	4.	moment - 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" consequence, import matter - (used with negation) having consequence; "they were friends and it was no matter who won the games" significance - the quality of being significant; "do not underestimate the significance of nuclear power" hell to pay - dire consequences; "when the pig ran away there was hell to pay"
	5.	moment - a turning force produced by an object acting at a distance (or a measure of that force) force - (physics) the influence that produces a change in a physical quantity; "force equals mass times acceleration" moment of inertia - the tendency of a body to resist angular acceleration moment of a couple - given two equal and opposite forces, the product of the force and the distance between them dipole moment - the moment of a dipole
	6.	moment - the n-th moment of a distribution is the expected value of the n-th power of the deviations from a fixed value statistics - a branch of applied mathematics concerned with the collection and interpretation of quantitative data and the use of probability theory to estimate population parameters statistic - a datum that can be represented numerically second moment - the expected value of the square of the deviations of a random variable from the point of origin variance - the second moment around the mean; the expected value of the square of the deviations of a random variable from its mean value

moment

noun 1. instant, second, minute, flash, shake (informal) tick Brit. (informal) no time, twinkling, split second, jiffy (informal) trice, two shakes (informal) two shakes of a lamb's tail (informal) bat of an eye (informal)

noun 2. time, point, stage, instant, point in time, hour, juncture