Meaning 1neutral · 90%
A very short period of time.
Natural examples
Warte bitte einen Moment.
Please wait a moment.
Im Moment habe ich keine Zeit.
I don’t have time at the moment.
Der Moment war sehr schön.
The moment was very lovely.
Usage note
Moment means a short time. Im Moment means “at present,” while einen Moment asks someone to wait briefly.
Useful combinations
einen Moment warten — to wait a momentim Moment — at the momenteinen schönen Moment erleben — to have a lovely moment
Mini-lesson: Moment: article and phrases
Moment is masculine: der Moment; its plural is Momente. Common phrases include im Moment and einen Moment warten.
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