in a moment

idiom

: in a short time : soon
I'll explain that in a moment.

Examples of in a moment in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web And then — in a moment that not only flipped the script of Tuesday night’s game, but also defined the identity the Dodgers have been striving for this season — Hernández came to the plate, stayed alive in a two-strike at-bat, then launched a towering three-run home run the other way. Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 19 June 2024 Just a solid sense of a father’s duty to stand by his son in a moment of acute crisis. Washington Post, 16 June 2024 France has also complained loudly that Europeans must pay three to four times as much as Americans for natural gas—a sign that even in a moment of remarkable transatlantic solidarity, protectionist impulses can be divisive. Marie Jourdain, Foreign Affairs, 28 Nov. 2022 That means products like pork chops, pork loin and bacon have risen for California customers compared to the national average, in a moment when many customers are already dealing with high inflation. Daniel Desrochers, Kansas City Star, 24 May 2024 See all Example Sentences for in a moment 

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“In a moment.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20a%20moment. Accessed 4 Jul. 2024.

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