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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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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

And softball is their place for a moment away from life’s challenges.

From Los Angeles Times • May 15, 2026

Storey said Gedel was then seen on the landing outside Watkins' cell, "in all likelihood waiting for a moment when the prison officers on the landing were out of sight".

From BBC • May 7, 2026

They sit there — stacked, slightly dusty, always in greater quantity than you remember buying — waiting for a moment that never quite arrives.

From Salon • May 5, 2026

They boarded the raft and pushed from shore, drifting for a moment before stopping a tree’s length away.

From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman

for a moment

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