Synonyms for moment

Noun

1. moment, minute, second, instant, point, point in time

usage: a particular point in time; "the moment he arrived the party began"

2. moment, minute, second, bit, time

usage: an indefinitely short time; "wait just a moment"; "it only takes a minute"; "in just a bit"

3. here and now, present moment, moment, present, nowadays

usage: at this time; "the disappointments of the here and now"; "she is studying at the moment"

4. consequence, import, moment, significance

usage: having important effects or influence; "decisions of great consequence are made by the president himself"; "virtue is of more moment that security"

5. moment, force

usage: the moment of a couple is the product of its force and the distance between its opposing forces

6. moment, statistic

usage: the n-th moment of a distribution is the expected value of the n-th power of the deviations from a fixed value