{
    "term": "moment",
    "partOfSpeech": "noun",
    "ox3000": true,
    "cefr": "a1",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "a very short period of time",
            "sensetop": "for a momentin a moment",
            "cefr": "a1",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Could you **wait a moment**, please?"
                },
                {
                    "text": "**One moment, please** *(= Please wait a short time)*."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He thought for a moment before replying.",
                    "contextForm": "for a moment"
                },
                {
                    "text": "For one brief moment I thought, ‘I can handle this.’"
                },
                {
                    "text": "I'll be back in a moment.",
                    "contextForm": "in a moment"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Have you got a moment?"
                },
                {
                    "text": "This won't take a moment."
                },
                {
                    "text": "We arrived **not a moment too soon** *(= almost too late)*."
                },
                {
                    "text": "**Moments later** *(= a very short time later)*, I heard a terrible crash."
                },
                {
                    "text": "A moment later, the ceiling fell in."
                },
                {
                    "text": "After a moment we followed him."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Could you look through this report when you have a spare moment?"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Could you wait a few moments?"
                },
                {
                    "text": "He was here just a moment ago."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I can only spare you a moment, I'm afraid—I'm terribly busy."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I couldn't stand it a moment longer."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I spent a few moments thinking what I was going to say."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I stood there for a moment or two."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She paused a moment to reflect."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The feeling only lasted a moment."
                },
                {
                    "text": "There was a moment of silence."
                },
                {
                    "text": "in her rare moments of leisure"
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Time"],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["brief", "fleeting", "passing"],
                "verb + moment": ["last", "take", "hesitate (for)"],
                "moment + verb": ["arrive", "come", "occur"],
                "preposition": [
                    "after a/​the moment",
                    "at a/​the moment",
                    "for a/​the moment"
                ],
                "phrases": [
                    "at a given moment",
                    "at any given moment",
                    "every waking moment"
                ]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "an exact point in time",
            "sensetop": "at the momentin a moment of somethingFrom that moment on",
            "cefr": "a1",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "We're busy at the moment *(= now)*.",
                    "contextForm": "at the moment"
                },
                {
                    "text": "**At that very moment**, the phone rang."
                },
                {
                    "text": "You need to be aware of what you are doing **at any given moment**."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I agreed in a moment of weakness.",
                    "contextForm": "in a moment of something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "From that moment on, she never felt really well again.",
                    "contextForm": "From that moment on"
                },
                {
                    "text": "at the moment of death"
                },
                {
                    "text": "I dread the moment when she finds out."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She let the news slip by mistake, in an unguarded moment."
                },
                {
                    "text": "At the present moment, we do not have a choice."
                },
                {
                    "text": "For one heart-stopping moment, we thought she was going to fall."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I loved her from the first moment I met her."
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["brief", "fleeting", "passing"],
                "verb + moment": ["last", "take", "hesitate (for)"],
                "moment + verb": ["arrive", "come", "occur"],
                "preposition": [
                    "after a/​the moment",
                    "at a/​the moment",
                    "for a/​the moment"
                ],
                "phrases": [
                    "at a given moment",
                    "at any given moment",
                    "every waking moment"
                ]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 3,
            "definition": "a good time for doing something; an opportunity",
            "cefr": "a2",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "I'm waiting for **the right moment** to tell him the bad news."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Have I caught you at a bad moment?"
                },
                {
                    "text": "I haven't finished. I'm still waiting for a quiet moment."
                },
                {
                    "text": "We have reached a critical moment in the negotiations."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I don't think this is the right moment to ask for a bonus."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I didn't want to screw up my big moment."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The moment had finally come to make a move."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He opened his mouth to say he loved her, but the moment passed."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He's in a bad mood today—you need to choose your moment carefully."
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["brief", "fleeting", "passing"],
                "verb + moment": ["last", "take", "hesitate (for)"],
                "moment + verb": ["arrive", "come", "occur"],
                "preposition": [
                    "after a/​the moment",
                    "at a/​the moment",
                    "for a/​the moment"
                ],
                "phrases": [
                    "at a given moment",
                    "at any given moment",
                    "every waking moment"
                ]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 4,
            "definition": "a particular time in somebody's life, or in the course of an event or the development of something",
            "cefr": "a2",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "That was one of the happiest moments of my life."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Her finest moment came when she won Wimbledon."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The film has many memorable moments."
                },
                {
                    "text": "a great moment in the country's history"
                },
                {
                    "text": "This referendum is a **defining moment** for our nation."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I managed to **capture the moment** on film."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Enjoy your moment of fame!"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Victory was sweet, and he wanted to savour every moment."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Afterwards she relived every moment in her head."
                },
                {
                    "text": "It was the proudest moment of my entire life."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I treasure the moments we spent together."
                },
                {
                    "text": "That was a bad moment in my life."
                },
                {
                    "text": "They were making the most of those last precious moments together."
                },
                {
                    "text": "This is one of the book's funniest moments."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "very soon",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Hurry up! He'll be back any moment now."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He might wake up at any moment."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "not long in advance; without warning or time for preparation",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "This was the best room we could get at such short notice."
                },
                {
                    "text": "You must be ready to leave at a moment's notice."
                },
                {
                    "text": "It's the best we can do at such short notice."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The team is ready to go anywhere in the world at a moment's notice."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "now, at the present time",
            "labels": "(informal)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "At this moment in time, I don't know what my decision will be."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "to be popular for a short time (used about something that is not usually popular)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "The previously unfashionable Tyrol is currently having a moment."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Classic '70s hairstyles are having a moment once more."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "to not act normally for a short time, for example when you forget where you are or what you are doing",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Sorry, I was just having a moment. What time is it?"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 3,
            "definition": "to have a short argument or romantic exchange",
            "cefr": "c2",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Oh, sorry—were you two having a moment?"
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Opinion and argument"]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "for now; for a short time",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "This house is big enough for the moment, but we'll have to move if we have children."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Time"]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "to have short times that are better, more interesting, etc. than others",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "The job isn't exciting all the time, but it has its moments."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I found the play rather boring, but it had its moments."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "completely mentally involved in what you are doing or experiencing",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "The time goes so quickly—you just have to remember to stay in the moment."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "used to ask somebody to wait for a short time",
            "labels": "(informal)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "‘Is Mr Burns available?’ ‘Just a second, please—I'll check.’"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "the latest possible time before an important event",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "They changed the plans at the last minute."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Don't leave your decision to the last moment."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Don't leave everything till the last minute."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Why do you leave it until the last possible moment before getting ready to leave?"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "as soon as…",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "I want to see him the moment he arrives."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The moment she walked through the door I thought she looked different."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I felt at home here from the very moment I arrived."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "a time when somebody/something is tested, or when important decisions are made",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "The moment of truth is when the trainee pilots take over the controls of the plane."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "certainly not; not at all",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "I don't think for a moment that she'll accept but you can ask her."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "very important",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "matters of great moment"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "famous, important and talked about a lot now",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "She's the fashion designer of the moment."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "suddenly, without planning in advance",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "I phoned him up on the spur of the moment."
                },
                {
                    "text": "a spur-of-the-moment decision"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "the best time to do something in order for it to be successful",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "The trick is in finding the (right) psychological moment to ask him for more money."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Success"]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "to wait for a short time",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Can you wait a moment while I make a call?"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Hey! Wait a minute! I'll come with you!"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "used when you have just noticed or remembered something, or had a sudden idea",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Wait a moment—this isn't the right key."
                }
            ]
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈməʊmənt/",
                "audio": "mo/moment/moment__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈməʊmənt/",
                "audio": "mo/moment/moment__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "late Middle English: from Latin momentum, from movimentum, from movere ‘to move’."
}