Synonyms for moment
noun
A brief time
minute, instant, millisecond, trice, second, bit, while, flash, twinkling, jiff*, jiffy*, three winks*; see also time 2.
Importance
significance, note, consequence; see importance 2. See syn. study at importance.
See moment in American Heritage Dictionary 4 Synonyms
moment instant minute 1second 1jiffy flash
These nouns denote a brief interval of time. A moment is an indeterminately short but significant period: I'll be with you in a moment.
Instant is a period of time almost too brief to detect; it implies haste: He hesitated for just an instant.
Minute is often interchangable with moment and second with instant: The alarm will ring any minute. I'll be back in a second.
Jiffy and flash usually combine with in a; in a jiffy means in a short space of time, while in a flash suggests the almost imperceptible duration of a flash of light: “He was on his stool in a jiffy, driving away with his pen” (Charles Dickens). She finished the job in a flash.
See Also Synonyms at
importance.
See moment in Webster's New World Roget's A-Z Thesaurus II
noun
A very brief time:
crack, flash, instant, minute1, second1, trice, twinkle, twinkling, wink. (Informal) jiff, jiffy. (Chiefly British) tick. See big, timeA particular interval of time that is limited and often crucial:
instant, juncture, point. See timeThe quality or state of being important:
concern, concernment, consequence, import, importance, significance, significancy, weight, weightiness. See important
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