Translation
moment, time, instant
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Word origin
From Latin momentum ('movement, instant'), a contraction of movimentum, from movere ('to move').
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- momentum
- English cognates
- moment, momentum, move
Grammar
Examples
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I cannot talk to you right at this moment.
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It was the best moment of the whole evening.
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Wait a moment, I am almost done.
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For the moment I have no plans for the holidays.
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They arrived at the worst possible moment of the meeting.
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