Words / A2

MOHM-uh-nt/ˈməʊmənt/

A moment is a very short time: wait a moment, at the moment (= now), a spare moment. Minute can be exact; moment is vaguer and often polite. In a moment means soon. The moment + clause means as soon as: the moment I arrived. Do not confuse at the moment (now) with in a moment (soon).

Meaning

A very short period of time.

Examples

• “Wait a moment, please.”
• “I cannot talk at the moment — I am in a meeting.”
• “The rain stopped the moment we left the shop.”

Good to know

at the moment = now. in a moment = soon. wait a moment.

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