moment
What is the Definition of moment?
Noun:
- a particular point in time
- an indefinitely short time
- at this time
- having important effects or influence
- 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
How can I use moment in a sentence?
He put the bottle down and walked forward; he braced himself, saw the black flames licking his body, but could not feel them — for a moment he could see nothing but dark fire — then he was on the other side, in the last chamber.
At that moment the telephone rang and Aunt Petunia went to answer it while Harry and Uncle Vernon watched Dudley unwrap the racing bike, a video camera, a remote control airplane, sixteen new computer games, and a VCR.
He could not know that at this very moment, people meeting in secret all over the country were holding up their glasses and saying in hushed voices: To Harry Potter — the boy who lived!
Just then, the doorbell rang — Oh, good Lord, they are here! said Aunt Petunia frantically — and a moment later, Dudley's best friend, Piers Polkiss, walked in with his mother.
Slytherin in possession, Lee Jordan was saying, Chaser Pucey ducks two Bludgers, two Weasleys, and Chaser Bell, and speeds toward the — wait a moment — was that the Snitch?
Other meanings of moment (synonyms, cognates).
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