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for a moment

ADVERB

awhile

Synonyms

WEAK

briefly for a bit for a little while for a spell for a while for the moment momentarily not for long temporarily transiently

ADVERB

momentarily

Synonyms

STRONGEST

briefly immediately instantly temporarily

WEAK

for a little while for a minute for a second for a short time for a short while for an instant now right now

Antonyms

STRONGEST

eventually later permanently

WEAK

lengthily

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Nichols suggested this showed the sauropod had stopped and leant on one leg for a moment "as if it's looking back over its left shoulder".

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

Oldman thought for a moment and replied: “I think I’m standing on it.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 1, 2026

The scenes are loaded with background information so that readers are never for a moment lost or confused.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026

Pause for a moment and think about the very fact of our Constitution, and this no-entrenchment principle becomes self-evident.

From Slate • May 26, 2026

She paused, her eyes flitting over me for a moment, but she quickly recovered and charged past me.

From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu

for a moment

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