moments
plural of “moment” — a particular point in time
An inflected form of moment · plural.
How often you will meet it
Rank 1,126 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 16,279 times across 155,139 chapters — 0.008% of every word in the library.
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
moments 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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He ignored me absolutely for several moments.
The Betrayal · E. Phillips (Edward Phillips) Oppenheim · Chapter 1
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The painter considered for a few moments.
The Picture of Dorian Gray · Oscar Wilde · Chapter 1
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A few moments later the dainty girlish figure came out again, gloved and hatted.
Gloria and Treeless Street · Annie Hamilton Donnell · Chapter 1
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These moments Phanes made use of for putting various questions on important points to the nobles who were present.
An Egyptian Princess — Volume 07 · Georg Ebers · Chapter 1
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Listen for a few moments to my tale of woe, and then say if you can strike a blow on my behalf.
Punch — Volume 99, August 16, 1890 · Various · Chapter 1