moment
a particular point in time
How often you will meet it
Rank 192 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 124,650 times across 155,139 chapters — 0.059% of every word in the library.
It belongs to the first 500 words, the band worth learning before any other.
What it means
noun
- a particular point in time also: minute, second, instant the moment he arrived the party began
- an indefinitely short time also: mo, minute, second, bit wait just a momentin a mo
- at this time also: here and now, present moment the disappointments of the here and nowshe is studying at the moment
- having important effects or influence also: consequence, import decisions of great consequence are made by the president himselfvirtue is of more moment than security
- a turning force produced by an object acting at a distance (or a measure of that force)
- the n-th moment of a distribution is the expected value of the n-th power of the deviations from a fixed value
moment in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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Then she had failed him at the moment of need.
The Courage of the Commonplace · Mary Raymond Shipman Andrews · Chapter 1
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The boy started up the hill, and in a moment the girl was trotting after him.
The Heart of the Hills · John, Jr. Fox · Chapter 1
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No, it was certainly in that very room, coming in quicker time, and clearer notes, every moment.
Famous Stories Every Child Should Know · Hamilton Wright [Editor] Mabie · Chapter 1
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The moment one sits down to think, one becomes all nose, or all forehead, or something horrid.
The Picture of Dorian Gray · Oscar Wilde · Chapter 1
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At the same moment, a man stepped out from the shadow of a tree and walked slowly in the same direction.
The Mysterious Affair at Styles · Agatha Christie · Chapter 1