moments
Fleeting slices of time
Moments is the plural of moment, a brief span of time.
Moments can signal emotional significance: One of the happiest moments of my life.
The phrase has its moments acknowledges intermittent quality: The film drags, but it has its moments.
In physics, moment refers to a rotational force—hence moment of inertia.
Time units, or extras
- minutesSixty-second intervals
- instantBriefest unit of time
- intervalDuration between two points
- durationLength of existence
split-second · nanosecond · heartbeat · tick · pause · freeze-frame · suspended · stretched
Lasting very briefly
- evanescentTending to vanish quickly
- transitoryBrief in duration
- passingMoving by or temporary
- briefShort in duration
short-lived · impermanent · instantaneous · vanishing · fading · temporary · elusive · quick
Longing for the past
- reminiscenceRecalling past experiences
- flashbacksInvoluntary vivid memory episodes
- photographsLight-captured images
- scrapbookBook for preserving mementos
souvenirs · keepsakes · recollections · anecdotes · childhood · memoir · retrospect · cherished
Deeply and sincerely meant
- tearfulProne to weeping
- euphoriaIntense emotional high
- griefIntense sorrow from loss
- nostalgiaLonging for the past
melancholy · bliss · despair · poignant · bittersweet · tender · intimate · overwhelming
Distinct historical period
- eraDistinct historical period
- watershedDrainage area boundary
- revolutionViolent governmental overthrow
- turning pointDecisive moment of change
defining · pivotal · landmark · seminal · fateful · decisive · consequential · monumental
Vitally important, deciding
- crucialOf supreme importance
- decisiveQuick to conclude
- criticalExpressing disapproval or importance
- monumentalExceptionally large or significant
defining · influential · consequential · noteworthy · vital · paramount · meaningful · important
Completing academic requirements formally
- weddingMarriage rite and feast
- anniversaryRecurring memorial date
- promotionRank increase or publicity
- inaugurationFormal beginning ceremony
commencement · groundbreaking · launch · breakthrough · debut · christening · first steps · first words
Likelihood of occurrence
- openingGap or start
- possibilityState of being achievable
- serendipityAccidental fortunate discovery
- occasionNotable event or moment
golden · auspicious · propitious · window · ripe · carpe diem · seize · arise
seconds
Time units, or extras
duration · split-second · nanosecond · heartbeat · tick · pause · freeze-frame · suspended · stretched · compressed
ephemeral
Lasting very briefly
- evanescentTending to vanish quickly
- transitoryBrief in duration
- passingMoving by or temporary
brief · short-lived · impermanent · instantaneous · vanishing · fading · temporary · elusive · quick · blink
nostalgia
Longing for the past
- reminiscenceRecalling past experiences
- flashbacksInvoluntary vivid memory episodes
- photographsLight-captured images
scrapbook · souvenirs · keepsakes · recollections · anecdotes · childhood · memoir · retrospect · cherished · treasured
heartfelt
Deeply and sincerely meant
nostalgia · melancholy · bliss · despair · poignant · bittersweet · tender · intimate · overwhelming · breathtaking
epoch
Distinct historical period
- eraDistinct historical period
- watershedDrainage area boundary
- revolutionViolent governmental overthrow
turning point · defining · pivotal · landmark · seminal · fateful · decisive · consequential · monumental · unprecedented
pivotal
Vitally important, deciding
monumental · defining · influential · consequential · noteworthy · vital · paramount · meaningful · important · life-changing
graduation
Completing academic requirements formally
- weddingMarriage rite and feast
- anniversaryRecurring memorial date
- promotionRank increase or publicity
inauguration · commencement · groundbreaking · launch · breakthrough · debut · christening · first steps · first words · retirement
chance
Likelihood of occurrence
- openingGap or start
- possibilityState of being achievable
- serendipityAccidental fortunate discovery
occasion · golden · auspicious · propitious · window · ripe · carpe diem · seize · arise · present
- life storyautobiography, memoir, early years, childhood, memories
- Year in ReviewNew Year, resolutions, milestones, highlights, recap
- candid photographycandids, snapshots, caught off guard, candid portraits, reaction shots
- time conceptsclock, calendar, hour, minute, second
- temporalitytime, duration, past, present, future
- changechange, flux, transformation, metamorphosis, alteration
momentspermanence
Quality of lasting indefinitely
enduring legacy · timelessness · permanencies · fixtures · constants
momentseternity
Boundless temporal existence
permanence · perpetuity · infinity · timelessness · endlessness
- one momentRequest for patience
- just a momentRequest for brief patience
- for a momentDuring a brief interval
- in a momentImminently, very soon
- at the momentIn the present
- the momentCurrent point in time
moment, momentary, momentum, momentarily, momentous, moment of clarity, momentousness, momentously, moment of truth