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moment [mɔmɑ̃]masculine nouna. ( = court instant) moment• un moment, il arrive ! just a moment, he's coming!b. ( = longtemps) whilec. ( = période) time• à quel moment est-ce arrivé ? when did this happen?d. ( = occasion) timee. (locutions)► d'un moment à l'autre [changer] from one moment to the next• on l'attend d'un moment à l'autre he is expected any moment now► du moment où (dans le temps) since ; (pourvu que) as long as• je m'en fiche, du moment que c'est fait I don't care, as long as it's done► en ce moment at the moment• il se prépare afin de savoir quoi dire le moment venu he's getting ready so that he'll know what to say when the time comes► par moments now and then► à + moment• à un moment donné j'ai cru que c'était fini at one point, I thought it was over• à tout moment [se produire] any time• au moment de partir just as I (or he etc) was about to leave• au moment où elle entrait, lui sortait as she was going in he was coming out* * *mɔmɑ̃nom masculin1) ( instant précis) momentle moment venu — ( dans l'avenir) when the time comes; ( dans le passé) when the time came
à un moment donné — ( quelconque) at some point; ( fixé) at a given moment
à ce moment-là — ( à l'époque) at that time; ( au même instant) just then; ( dans ce cas) in that case
au moment où — gén at the time (when)
du moment que — ( pourvu que) as long as, provided; ( puisque) since
ce n'est pas le moment — gén it's not the right moment; ( inopportun) now is not the time
il arrive toujours au bon iron or mauvais moment! — he certainly picks his moment to call! iron
choisir son moment pour faire — iron to pick one's moment to do iron
2) ( temps bref) moment3) ( temps long)au bout d'un moment, après un moment — after a while
du moment — [ennemi, préoccupations] of the moment
cela a été un moment fort — ( émouvant) it was a moment of intense emotion
dans ses meilleurs moments, il fait penser à Orson Welles — at his best, he reminds one of Orson Welles
* * *mɔmɑ̃ nm1) (laps de temps) moment, whilePendant un moment, on n'a rien entendu. — For a moment, we didn't hear anything., For a while, we didn't hear anything.
au bout d'un moment — after a moment, after a while
Il lui faudra un petit moment pour terminer. — It'll take him a while to finish.
Un moment et je suis à vous. — I'll be with you in a moment.
par moments — at times, now and then
Elle se sent seule par moments. — She feels lonely at times.
2) (point dans le temps) point, momentà un certain moment — at some point, at one moment
Sur le moment je n'ai rien dit. — At the time I didn't say anything.
au moment où (= à l'instant où) — just as
Il est arrivé au moment où j'allais partir. — He turned up just as I was leaving., (= à une époque où) at a time when
Il a quitté la région au moment où l'économie s'effondrait. — He left the area at a time when the economy was collapsing.
au même moment — at the same time, at the same moment
À ce moment-là, on a vu arriver la police. — At that point, we saw the police coming., (dans un argument: alternative) in that case
À ce moment-là, je devrai partir plus tôt. — In that case I'll have to leave earlier.
du moment où; du moment que — seeing that, since
d'un moment à l'autre — any time, any time now
à tout moment (= n'importe quand) — at any time, at any moment
Elle peut arriver à tout moment. — She could arrive at any moment., (= continuellement) constantly
Il nous dérange à tout moment pour des riens. — He's constantly bothering us about silly little things.
pour le moment — for the moment, for the time being
Nous ne pensons pas déménager pour le moment. — We're not thinking of moving for the moment.
Nous avons beaucoup de travail en ce moment. — We have a lot of work at the moment.
* * *moment nm1 ( instant précis) moment; au moment décisif/crucial at the decisive/crucial moment; au dernier moment at the last moment; jusqu'au dernier moment till the last moment; à n'importe quel moment, à tout moment at any time; le moment venu ( dans l'avenir) when the time comes; ( dans le passé) when the time came; il devrait arriver/ça devrait être prêt d'un moment à l'autre he should arrive/it should be ready any minute now; à aucun moment il n'a abordé le sujet at no time did he touch on the subject; cela a été évoqué à un moment ou à un autre it was mentioned at some time or other; à un moment donné ( quelconque) at some point; ( fixé) at a given moment; à quel moment a-t-elle dit ça? at what point did she say that?; au même moment at the same time; sur le moment j'ai cru qu'il plaisantait at first ou to start with I thought he was joking; à ce moment-là j'habitais à l'étranger at that time I was living abroad; à ce moment-là le téléphone a sonné just then the phone rang; à ce moment-là il vaut mieux que j'aille te chercher in that case it's better if I come and pick you up; au moment de l'accident/de ta naissance at the time of the accident/of your birth; au moment de sortir/poser la question il a changé d'avis just as he was about to go out/ask the question he changed his mind; au moment où gén at the time (when); au moment où il quittait son domicile as he was leaving his home; jusqu'au moment où until; du moment que ( pourvu que) as long as, provided; ( puisque) since; du moment que tu le dis! if you say so!; à partir du moment où tu es prêt as soon as you are ready; ( pourvu que) provided ou as long as you are ready; ( puisque) since you are ready;2 ( temps bref) moment; dans un moment in a moment; un moment, j'ai presque fini! just a moment, I've nearly finished!; ça ne prendra qu'un petit moment it'll only take a moment; elle n'a pas un moment à elle she hasn't got a moment to herself; elle a parfois des moments de lucidité she has moments of lucidity; j'ai eu un moment d'affolement I had a moment of panic; j'ai eu un moment d'incertitude I hesitated for a moment;3 ( temps long) j'en ai encore pour un moment it'll take quite a while yet ou a while longer; pour le moment for the time being; tu en as pour un moment à avoir mal you'll feel uncomfortable for quite some time; ça va prendre un moment it will take a while; voilà déjà un (bon or petit) moment que je les attends/je n'ai pas de leurs nouvelles I've been waiting for them/I haven't heard from them for quite a while ou quite some time; je ne l'ai pas vue depuis un moment I haven't seen her for a while; au bout d'un moment, après un moment after a while;4 ( présent) du moment [ennemi, préoccupations, célébrités] of the moment; en ce moment at the moment; pour le moment for the moment; savoir profiter du moment présent to live every moment to the full;5 ( période) par moments at times; c'est le moment de la journée où it's the time of day when; nous avons vécu de bons moments/des moments difficiles ensemble we've had some good times/difficult times together; il y a des moments où j'ai envie de tout laisser tomber there are times when I want to give everything up; les moments forts du film the film's highlights; les moments forts du match the highlights of the match; cela a été un moment fort ( émouvant) it was a moment of intense emotion; dans ses meilleurs moments, il fait penser à Orson Welles at his best, he reminds one of Orson Welles; à mes moments perdus in my spare time; les derniers moments de qn sb's last moments;6 ( instant propice) pose la question, c'est le moment go ahead and ask, now's the time!; ce n'est pas le moment gén it's not the right moment; ( inopportun) now is not the time; tu aurais dû demander, c'était le moment you should have asked, the time was right; moment favorable or propice right moment; il arrive toujours au bon iron or mauvais moment! he certainly picks his moment to call! iron; choisir son moment pour faire iron to pick one's moment to do iron;7 Math moment;8 Phys momentum.moment psychologique psychological moment.[mɔmɑ̃] nom masculinlaisse-moi un moment pour réfléchir give me a moment ou minute to think it overpendant un bon moment for quite some time, for quite a whileun moment! just a moment ou minute!nous avons passé ou eu de bons moments we had some good timesà quel moment voulez-vous venir? when ou (at) what time would you like to come?le moment crucial du film/match the crucial moment in the film/match————————à aucun moment locution adverbialeà aucun moment il ne s'est plaint at no time ou point did he complainà ce moment-là locution adverbialeà ce moment-là, tu aurais dû me le dire! in that case ou if that was the case, you should have told me!————————à tout moment locution adverbiale1. [n'importe quand] (at) any time ou momentil peut téléphoner à tout moment we can expect a call from him any time ou moment now, he could call at any momentelle s'interrompait à tout moment she kept stopping, she was constantly stopping————————au moment de locution prépositionnelleau moment de mon divorce when I was getting divorced, at the time of my divorceau moment où locution conjonctivejuste au moment où le téléphone a sonné just when ou as the phone rangà un moment donné locution adverbialeà un moment donné, il a refusé at one point he refuseddès le moment où locution conjonctive————————du moment locution adjectivalele succès/l'idole du moment the current hit/idol————————du moment que locution conjonctive[puisque] sinced'un moment à l'autre locution adverbiale[très prochainement] any moment ou minute ou time nowen ce moment locution adverbialeen un moment locution adverbiale————————par moments locution adverbialepour le moment locution adverbialesur le moment locution adverbialesur le moment, ça n'a pas fait mal it didn't hurt at the time -
2 Moment
m; -(e)s, -e moment; ( einen) Moment! just a moment ( oder minute) !; Moment mal! just a moment!, wait a minute!; umg. hang on (a minute)!; im Moment at the moment, right now; im Moment nicht not at the moment, not just now; im ersten Moment for a moment, at first; im letzten Moment at the last minute; im richtigen Moment just in time; jeden Moment any minute oder moment (now), Am. auch momentarily; das wäre für den Moment alles that’s all for the moment; siehe auch Augenblick—n; -(e)s, -e* * *der Momentmoment; instant; momentum* * *Mo|mẹnt I [mo'mɛnt]m -(e)s, -emomentjeden Moment — any time or minute or moment
einen Moment, bitte — one minute or moment please
kleinen Moment! — just a tick (Brit inf) or a second!
IIim letzten/richtigen etc Moment — at the last/right etc moment
nt -(e)s, -e1) (= Bestandteil) element3) (PHYS) moment; (= Kraftwirkung) momentum* * ** * *Mo·ment1<-[e]s, -e>[moˈmɛnt]m▪ im... \Moment at the... momentim ersten \Moment at firstim falschen/richtigen \Moment at the wrong/right momentim letzten \Moment at the last moment [or minute]im nächsten \Moment the next momentin einem unbeobachteten \Moment when no one was lookingim \Moment at the momentin dem \Moment, wo just [at the moment] wheneinen [kleinen] \Moment! just a moment! [or minute!] [or second!]jeden \Moment [at] any moment\Moment mal! just [or [just] hang on] a moment! [or minute!] [or second!2. (kurze Zeitspanne)einen/keinen \Moment a moment/not for a momentsie ließ einen \Moment vergehen, ehe sie antwortete she paused for a moment before answeringkeinen \Moment zögern to not hesitate for a [single] moment [or second]Mo·ment2<-[e]s, -e>[moˈmɛnt]nt* * *Ider; Moment[e]s, Momente momenteinen Moment bitte! — just a moment, please!
Moment [mal]! — [hey!] just a moment!; wait a mo! (coll.)
im nächsten/selben Moment — the next/at the same moment
IIjeden Moment — (ugs.) [at] any moment
das; Moment[e]s, Momente factor, element ( für in)das auslösende Moment für etwas sein — be the trigger for something
* * *Moment1 m; -(e)s, -e moment;(einen) Moment! just a moment ( oder minute) !;Moment mal! just a moment!, wait a minute!; umg hang on (a minute)!;im Moment at the moment, right now;im Moment nicht not at the moment, not just now;im ersten Moment for a moment, at first;im letzten Moment at the last minute;im richtigen Moment just in time;Moment2 n; -(e)s, -edas auslösende Moment für etwas sein trigger sth off2. PHYS, TECH, einer Kraft, Bewegung: moment;Moment der Trägheit moment of inertia* * *Ider; Moment[e]s, Momente momenteinen Moment bitte! — just a moment, please!
Moment [mal]! — [hey!] just a moment!; wait a mo! (coll.)
im nächsten/selben Moment — the next/at the same moment
IIjeden Moment — (ugs.) [at] any moment
das; Moment[e]s, Momente factor, element ( für in)* * *-e m.instant n.moment n.momentum n. -
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moment przełomowy — turning point; ( decydujący) decisive moment
w tym momencie — ( teraz) at the moment; ( wtedy) at that moment, ( w tej sytuacji) at this point lub juncture
w momencie gdy — ( w czasie gdy) while; ( skoro tylko) the moment, the instant
* * *mi1. (= chwila) moment, instant, second; moment! just a moment l. second l. minute!; chwila, moment! wait a minute l. second l. moment!; czekać na odpowiedni moment (żeby coś zrobić) wait for the most opportune moment (to do sth); czekać na właściwy moment bide one's time; decydujący moment decisive moment; moment kulminacyjny climax, culmination; moment przełomowy turning point; dobry l. świetny moment sobie wybrałeś żeby... iron. it's not exactly the best moment to...; dobrze wybrać moment choose the right time l. moment, choose the most opportune moment; lada moment l. chwila (at) any moment; moment krytyczny crunch, critical moment; na l. przez moment for a while l. moment; pokonać krytyczny moment l. punkt turn the corner; trudno o gorszy moment na robienie komentarzy there could scarcely be a worse moment to make a comment; wybrać zły moment na coś choose a bad l. the wrong l. the most inopportune moment for sth; mieć dobre momenty have one's moments; to nie jest odpowiedni moment (na robienie czegoś) this is hardly the time (to do sth); dokładnie w tym momencie (at) this very moment, as we speak; nie zareagować w odpowiednim momencie miss one's cue; przeszkodzić komuś w najbardziej nieodpowiednim momencie interrupt sb at the most inopportune moment; w danym momencie at a given moment; w każdym l. dowolnym momencie at any time; w krytycznym momencie when the crunch comes; w momencie gdy (= w czasie gdy) while; (= skoro tylko) the (very) moment; w ostatnim momencie at the last moment, in the nick of time; w tym momencie (= teraz) at the moment; (= wtedy) at that moment; (= w tej sytuacji) at this point l. juncture; w tym samym momencie at the same time; w złym l. nieodpowiednim momencie untimely, at the most inopportune moment; zaskoczyć kogoś w najmniej odpowiednim momencie catch sb with their pants down; zrobić coś w odpowiednim momencie time sth well; doprowadzić coś do momentu rozstrzygającego bring sth to a head; od tego momentu from this moment on.2. fiz., mech., mat. moment; moment magnetyczny fiz. magnetic moment; moment bezwładności fiz. moment of inertia; moment siły fiz. moment of force; moment bezwzględny mat. absolute moment; moment spinowy fiz. spin; moment odśrodkowy (układu materialnego) mech. product of inertia, moment of deviation; moment obrotowy mech. torque; moment pędu mech. angular momentum, moment of momentum.The New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > moment
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Mo·ment1. Mo·ment <-[e]s, -e> [moʼmɛnt] mim... \Moment at the... moment;im ersten \Moment at first;im falschen/richtigen \Moment at the wrong/right moment;im letzten \Moment at the last moment [or minute];im nächsten \Moment the next moment;in einem unbeobachteten \Moment when no one was looking;im \Moment at the moment;in dem \Moment, wo just [at the moment] when;einen [kleinen] \Moment! just a moment! [or minute!] [or second!];jeden \Moment [at] any moment;\Moment mal! just [or [just] hang on] a moment! [or minute!] [or second!];2) ( kurze Zeitspanne)einen/keinen \Moment a moment/not for a moment;sie ließ einen \Moment vergehen, ehe sie antwortete she paused for a moment before answering;keinen \Moment zögern to not hesitate for a [single] moment [or second]2. Mo·ment <-[e]s, -e> [moʼmɛnt] nt -
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6 ze kan elk moment terugkomen
ze kan elk moment terugkomenVan Dale Handwoordenboek Nederlands-Engels > ze kan elk moment terugkomen
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7 ze moet bijna/kan elk moment bevallen
ze moet bijna/kan elk moment bevallenshe is near her term, she could have the baby at any momentVan Dale Handwoordenboek Nederlands-Engels > ze moet bijna/kan elk moment bevallen
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9 dintr-un moment într-altul
every minuteat any time.Română-Engleză dicționar expresii > dintr-un moment într-altul
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"moment;Moment;momento"* * *m momentdal momento che from the moment thatcausale sincea momenti sometimes, at momentsper il momento for the momentdel momento short-livedsul momento at the time* * *momento s.m.1 moment; time: senza un momento di esitazione, without a moment's hesitation; aspetta un momento, wait a moment; un momento, per piacere, just a moment, please; un momento solo, just a moment; a un dato momento, at a given moment; sto uscendo proprio in questo momento, I'm just going out; un momento!, cerchiamo di ragionare, wait a moment! let's try to think things out; un momento! che fretta c'è?, just a moment! what's the hurry?; un momento e la servo subito, I'll serve you in just a moment; dammi ancora un momento e poi usciamo, just give me another moment and then we'll go out; ricordo ancora il momento in cui il primo uomo mise piede sulla luna, I still remember the moment when the first man set foot on the moon; aspetto con ansia il momento di ricevere la tua lettera, I'm waiting anxiously for your letter; era il momento culminante del dramma, it was the climax of the drama; l'ho amato fin dal primo momento, I loved him from the very first moment; fino a questo momento non ho ricevuto nessuna telefonata, I haven't received any phone calls so far; lo farò in un altro momento, I shall do it another time; non c'era un momento da perdere, there was not a moment to lose (o to be lost); non è il momento di scherzare, this is no time for joking; non perde mai un momento, she never wastes a moment; la prossima volta vieni un momento prima, next time come a little earlier; si dedica alla lettura nei momenti liberi, she devotes her spare time to reading // per il momento, for the moment (o for the present o for the time being) // tutti i momenti, ogni momento, continually: ogni momento chiede soldi, he is continually asking for money2 (tempo, circostanza) time: momenti difficili, hard times; è un capriccio del momento, it is a passing fad; il mio momento si avvicina, my time is drawing near; passare un brutto momento, to have a bad (o rough) time; durante la guerra passammo terribili momenti, we went through terrible times during the war; bisogna creare dei momenti di gruppo per scambiarsi le opinioni, we need to create occasions for meeting to exchange opinions; il suo discorso è stato il momento forte della serata, his speech was the highpoint of the evening // l'uomo del momento, the man of the moment3 (opportunità) opportunity, chance: aspetto il momento adatto per agire, I am waiting for an opportunity to act; approfitta del momento favorevole e compra delle azioni, take advantage of this favourable moment and buy some shares; cogliere il momento, to take the chance4 (un pochino) a bit: questa stanza dovrebbe essere un momento più grande, this room should be just a bit bigger5 (ant., letter.) (gravità, importanza) moment: una decisione di grande, poco momento, a decision of great, little moment6 (fis.) moment: momento di una coppia, moment of a couple; momento magnetico, elettrico, magnetic, electric moment; momento di una forza, moment of a force (o torque); momento di inerzia, moment of inertia; momento angolare, angular moment (o momentum); momento lineare, linear momentum; momento flettente, bending moment // (mecc.) momento del contrappeso, counterbalance moment // (aer.): momento di beccheggio, pitching moment; momento di cerniera, hinge moment; momento di rollio, rolling moment.◆ FRASEOLOGIA: dovrebbe arrivare da un momento all'altro, he should arrive any moment now (o at any moment); da un momento all'altro ha cambiato idea, all of a sudden he changed his mind // a momenti, (talvolta) sometimes, (fra poco) in a moment (o before long o soon), (quasi) nearly, almost: a momenti è gentile, a momenti è villano, sometimes he is polite, sometimes he is rude; va a momenti, ora piove ora c'è il sole, it's very changeable, one moment it's raining, the next it's sunny; Claudio va a momenti, alle volte è veramente intrattabile, Claude is moody, at times he's really unapproachable; Sara va a momenti, a volte può essere anche brillante, Sarah has her moments, at times she can be brilliant; sarà pronto a momenti, he'll be ready in a moment; a momenti cadevo!, I nearly (o almost) fell (down)! // al momento: al momento della consegna, at the time of delivery; al momento non ho traduzioni da darti, at the moment I haven't got a translation to give you; al momento della decisione Claudia non seppe cosa fare, when the time came to decide, Claudia didn't know what to do; al momento di parlare non ci riuscì, when the time came to speak he wasn't able to utter a word; al momento non ci avevo fatto caso, at the time I didn't attach any importance to it; proprio al momento opportuno, just at the right moment; in quel ristorante il pesce te lo preparano al momento, in that restaurant they cook the fish for you as you wait // dal momento, (dato che) since, as, (da quando) (ever) since, from the (first) moment (that): dal momento che sei qui dammi una mano, since you are here give me a hand; dal momento che te ne sei andato la casa non è più la stessa, since (o from the moment) you went away the house hasn't been the same anymore.* * *[mo'mento]sostantivo maschile1) momentun momento, ho quasi finito! — just a moment, I've nearly finished!
uscire, entrare un momento — colloq. to go out, in for a moment
in qualsiasi o in ogni momento at any time; tutti i -i always; in un momento di debolezza in a moment of weakness; nello o allo stesso momento in the same time; all'ultimo momento at the last minute; fino all'ultimo momento till the last moment; (fin) da questo momento from this moment, from now on; ha cambiato idea da un momento all'altro all of a sudden he changed his mind; dovrebbe arrivare da un momento all'altro he should arrive (at) any minute now; una decisione dell'ultimo momento a last minute decision; sul momento ho creduto che scherzasse for a moment there I thought he was joking; per il o al momento for the time being; abbiamo vissuto dei bei -i insieme we had o went through some good times together; è un brutto momento it's a bad period; è arrivato il momento di fare it's time o time has come to do; è il momento buono it's the right time; arriva sempre al momento giusto! — he always arrives at just the right time!
2) mat. fis. moment3) del momento [ uomo] of the moment; [ problemi] current4) dal momento che sincea -i cadevo — I nearly fell; (tra poco)
* * *momento/mo'mento/sostantivo m.1 moment; hai un momento (di tempo)? have you got a moment? è successo tutto in un momento it happened all at once; non c'è un momento da perdere there's no time to lose; ho avuto un momento di incertezza I hesitated for a moment; non ha (mai) un momento per sé she hasn't (ever) got a moment to herself; un momento, ho quasi finito! just a moment, I've nearly finished! uscire, entrare un momento colloq. to go out, in for a moment; smetti (per) un momento di parlare please stop talking for a minute; un momento di disattenzione a moment's distraction; in qualsiasi o in ogni momento at any time; tutti i -i always; in un momento di debolezza in a moment of weakness; nello o allo stesso momento in the same time; all'ultimo momento at the last minute; fino all'ultimo momento till the last moment; (fin) da questo momento from this moment, from now on; ha cambiato idea da un momento all'altro all of a sudden he changed his mind; dovrebbe arrivare da un momento all'altro he should arrive (at) any minute now; una decisione dell'ultimo momento a last minute decision; sul momento ho creduto che scherzasse for a moment there I thought he was joking; per il o al momento for the time being; abbiamo vissuto dei bei -i insieme we had o went through some good times together; è un brutto momento it's a bad period; è arrivato il momento di fare it's time o time has come to do; è il momento buono it's the right time; arriva sempre al momento giusto! he always arrives at just the right time!2 mat. fis. moment4 dal momento che since5 a momenti (quasi) a -i cadevo I nearly fell; (tra poco) dovrebbe arrivare a -i he'll come any minute. -
11 en cualquier momento
• any day now• any minute• any moment• any moment now• any old time• any time now• anytime• at any minute• at any time -
12 момент
moment, aspect, factorиспользовать момент — to profit by / to seize / to take the occasion
важный момент — important aspect / point
критический момент — critical / crucial moment, point of no return edge
кульминационный момент — culminating moment, moment of culmination
ответственный момент — crucial moment / point
переломный момент — turning point, critical / crucial point
решающий момент — crucial juncture, crisis stage
в самый решающий момент — at a crucial / critical turning point
текущий момент — the present moment / situation
удобный момент — opportunity, opportunate / suitable moment
в данный момент — at the (given) moment, at this juncture
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18 в любой момент времени
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19 в любой момент
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(at) any moment
См. также в других словарях:
any moment — (now) phrase very soon They should be here any moment now. Thesaurus: soon and as soon as possiblesynonym Main entry: moment * * * any moment (or at any moment) very soon * * * … Useful english dictionary
(at) any moment — very soon. → moment … English new terms dictionary
at any moment — any time now, immediately … English contemporary dictionary
(at) any moment (now) — (at) any ˈmoment (ˈnow) idiom very soon • Hurry up! He ll be back any moment now. Main entry: ↑momentidiom … Useful english dictionary
any moment now — … Useful english dictionary
any — 1. use with singular or plural nouns. Any can be used with a singular or plural noun, or with an uncountable noun such as homework and happiness, to denote choice from three or more people or things (for choice from two, either is used): • The… … Modern English usage
any minute — (or at any minute) very soon * * * any minute ◇ If something could happen (at) any minute (now), it could happen very soon. The bus should be here any minute now. I m expecting a phone call any minute. Things could change at any minute. [=at any… … Useful english dictionary
moment — [[t]mo͟ʊmənt[/t]] ♦ moments 1) N COUNT You can refer to a very short period of time, for example a few seconds, as a moment or moments. In a moment he was gone... She stared at him a moment, then turned away... Stop for one moment and think about … English dictionary
moment — mo|ment W1S1 [ˈməumənt US ˈmou ] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(point in time)¦ 2¦(short time)¦ 3 at the moment 4 for the moment 5 the moment (that) somebody does something 6 the last moment 7 (at) any moment 8¦(opportunity)¦ 9 moment of … Dictionary of contemporary English
moment — noun 1 POINT IN TIME (C) a particular point in time: They ve been arguing from the moment they walked in the door. | There were a few worrying moments, but on the whole the play went well. | at the moment especially spoken BrE, formal AmE (=used… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
moment — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ brief, fleeting, passing ▪ long ▪ precious, rare ▪ They were making the most of those last precious moments together … Collocations dictionary