| never a dull moment There's never a dull moment in this job. | a moment or two I stood there for a moment or two. | a moment longer/more I couldn't stand it a moment longer. | a moment later A moment later, the ceiling fell in. PHRASES a few moments Could you wait a few moments? | a moment ago He was here just a moment ago. in her rare moments of leisure | ~ in a great moment in the country's history | ~ of at the moment of death It was the proudest moment of my entire life. | from a/the ~ I loved her from the first moment I met her. | at a/the ~ At that very moment the telephone rang. after a/the ~ After a moment we followed him. | pass He opened his mouth to say he loved her, but the moment passed. MOMENT + VERB arrive, come The moment had finally come to make a move. | capture I managed to capture the moment on film. | choose, pick He's in a bad mood today?you need to choose your moment carefully. | enjoy, savour Victory was sweet, and he wanted to savour every moment. | give sb, spare (sb) I can only spare you a moment, I'm afraid?I'm terribly busy. | spend I spent a few moments thinking what I was going to say. VERB + MOMENT last, take The feeling only lasted a moment. Despite everything the oxygen, the terrible sadness in our little garden we were able. Leave them to take care of all the details while you relax and enjoy every precious moment. This was it, this was my precious moment. | last (possible) Why do you leave it until the last possible moment before getting ready to leave? Organisers describe taking part in the relay as 'a once-ina-lifetime experience' and 'a precious moment in history'. | unguarded She let the news slip by mistake, in an unguarded moment. our Unblur Image Tool turns blurred images into clear, high definition pictures in a. | historic | climactic, dramatic | magic/magical, marvellous, memorable | emotional, poignant | finest, great, happiest, proudest Her finest moment came when she won Wimbledon. | critical, crucial, decisive, important, key We have reached a critical moment in the negotiations. | good, opportune, perfect, right I don't think this is the right moment to ask for a pay rise. | spare Could you look through this report when you have a spare moment? | exact, precise, very I felt at home here from the very moment I arrived. | bad, difficult That was a bad moment in my life. brief, fleeting | long | precious, quiet making the most of those last precious moments together | anxious, awful, awkward, embarrassing, heart-stopping, terrifying For one heart-stopping moment, we thought she was going to fall.
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