for a moment
Just one beat
For a moment indicates a brief duration—a short span of time that passes quickly.
It often introduces something temporary or fleeting: For a moment, I thought I recognized her.
The phrase can suggest hesitation or pause: He stopped for a moment to consider.
It contrasts with longer durations: For a moment I was happy, but then reality set in.
- instantBriefest unit of time
- split secondInfinitesimal unit of time
- microsecondOne-millionth of a second
- just a secondRequest for brief patience
- jiffyInformal term for instant
blink of an eye · briefly · ephemeral · blink · heartbeat · held breath · transient · wisp · just then · flash · evanescent · suspension · hesitation · vignette · passing · echo · shimmer · breath
for a momentforever
For all time
indefinitely · in perpetuity · for all time · at length · permanently
for a momentalways
At all times
continuously · perpetually · constantly · incessantly · ceaselessly
for a momentpermanently
In an unchanging manner
forever · for good · once and for all · lastingly · perpetually
for, moment, fleeting, temporary, momentary, moments, momentarily, momentous, momentousness