Tra từ moment - Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

mo·ment [moment moments] BrE [ˈməʊmənt] NAmE [ˈmoʊmənt] noun
1. a very short period of time
• Could you wait a moment, please?
•One moment, please (= Please wait a short time).
•He thought for a moment before replying.
•I'll be back in a moment.
•We arrived not a moment too soon (= almost too late).
•Moments later (= a very short time later), I heard a terrible crash.
see also ↑senior moment
2. singular an exact point in time
• We're busy at the moment (= now).
• I agreed in a moment of weakness.
•At that very moment, the phone rang.
•From that moment on, she never felt really well again.
3. countable a particular occasion; a time for doing sth
• I'm waiting for the right moment to tell him the bad news.
• That was one of the happiest moments of my life.
•Have I caught you at a bad moment?
more at the evil hour/day/moment at ↑evil, just a minute/moment/second at ↑just _adv., the last minute/moment at ↑last _det., at a moment's notice at ↑notice _n., the psychological moment at ↑psychological, on the spur of the moment at ↑spur _n., wait a minute/moment/second at ↑wait _v.
Idioms: ↑any moment ▪ ↑at this moment in time ▪ ↑for the moment ▪ ↑have its moments ▪ ↑moment of truth ▪ ↑moment … ▪ ↑not for a moment ▪ ↑of moment ▪ ↑of the moment

Word Origin:
late Middle English: from Latin momentum, from movimentum, from movere ‘to move’.

Thesaurus:
moment noun
1. C
•He thought for a moment before replying.
minute • • second • • instant • • split second • |especially BrE, especially spoken bit • |informal, spoken sec •
in/for a/an moment/minute/instant/second/split second/bit/sec
at/from that moment/minute/second/instant
hang on/hold on/wait a moment/minute/second/sec
Moment, minute or second? In many cases you can use any of these words
•Wait/Hang on/Just a moment/minute/second.
Minute is the most frequent in spoken English; it is more usual to use moment in written English, especially when telling a story.
2. sing.
•At that very moment, the phone rang.
instant • • point • • hour • • time • • occasion •
a moment/the point/sb's hour/a time of sth
at the moment/that instant/that point/the time
for the moment/time/occasion
the very/precise moment/instant/hour/time
3. C (especially spoken)
•I'm waiting for the right moment to tell him the bad news.
chance • • opportunity • • occasion • |especially business window •
a suitable moment/opportunity/occasion
have a/an moment/chance/opportunity/occasion
wait for the moment/a chance/an opportunity/an occasion

Example Bank:
•A moment later, the ceiling fell in.
•After a moment we followed him.
•Afterwards she relived every moment in her head.
•At that very moment the phone rang.
•At the present moment, we do not have a choice.
•Could you look through this report when you have a spare moment?
•Could you wait a few moments?
•For one heart-stopping moment, we thought she was going to fall.
•He might wake up at any moment.
•He opened his mouth to say he loved her, but the moment passed.
•He was here just a moment ago.
•He's in a bad mood today— you need to choose your moment carefully.
•Her finest moment came when she won Wimbledon.
•Her finest moment came when she won the Nobel Prize.
•I can only spare you a moment, I'm afraid— I'm terribly busy.
•I couldn't stand it a moment longer.
•I didn't want to screw up my big moment.
•I don't expect to spend every waking moment at work.
•I don't think this is the right moment to ask for a bonus.
•I dread the moment when she finds out.
•I felt at home here from the very moment I arrived.
•I loved her from the first moment I met her.
•I managed to capture the moment on film.
•I spent a few moments thinking what I was going to say.
•I stood there for a moment or two.
•I treasure the moments we spent together.
•I'll be back in a moment.
•In the heat of the moment she forgot what she wanted to say.
•It was a bad time to have a senior moment.
•It was the proudest moment of my entire life.
•She let the news slip by mistake, in an unguarded moment.
•She paused a moment to reflect.
•That was a bad moment in my life.
•The feeling only lasted a moment.
•The moment had finally come to make a move.
•There was a moment of silence.
•There's never a dull moment in this job.
•They were making the most of those last precious moments together.
•This is one of the book's funniest moments.
•This won't take a moment.
•Victory was sweet, and he wanted to savour every moment.
•We have reached a critical moment in the negotiations.
•Why do you leave it until the last possible moment before getting ready to leave?
•You need to be aware of what you are doing at any given moment.
•a great moment in the country's history
•at the moment of death
•in her rare moments of leisure
•Could you wait a moment, please?
•From that moment on, she never felt really well again.
•I haven't finished. I'm still waiting for a quiet moment.
•I'm waiting for the right moment to tell him the bad news.
•Moments later, I heard a terrible crash.
•One moment, please.
•We arrived not a moment too soon.
•We're busy at the moment.