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A moment might be short, but for students of language, at least, it isn’t insignificant. Many popular idioms have their roots in the word: At a moment’s notice: without much warning, very quickly. My boss has told me that if we get the project in Mumbai, I might have to fly there at a moment’s notice. At any moment: very soon, within the next few seconds/minutes. All the other stars are already at the auditorium for the performance and Shah Rukh Khan is expected to arrive at any moment. At the moment: at the present time, now. I can meet you later, but at the moment, I am busy. For the moment: for the present, temporarily. I plan to buy my own home soon. For the moment I have taken two rooms on rent. On the spur of the moment: on impulse, without hesitating to think. I bought this car on the spur of the moment. Have one’s moments: have moments/times (of success, happiness etc.) that are better than usual. The movie is not too good, but it has its moments. From one moment to the next: very quickly or frequently. I don’t know what my daughter wants to do with her life; her plans keep changing from one moment to the next. In the heat of the moment: said of something that is done in anger or excitement. In the heat of the moment he told her that he did not love her any more and he has regretted it ever since. The man of the moment: a man who is popular or famous now because he has just done something interesting or important. After two consecutive centuries in the Test match, Sachin Tendulkar has become the man of the moment. (Reference: Cambridge
International Dictionary of Idioms) |
