n. 25B6; noun
he thought for a moment : LITTLE WHILE, short time, bit, minute, instant, (split) second; informal sec, jiffy; Brit. informal tick, mo, two ticks.
the moment they met : POINT (IN TIME), time, hour.
(formal) issues of little moment : IMPORTANCE, import, significance, consequence, note, weight, concern, interest.
25A0; in a moment VERY SOON, in a minute, in a second, in a trice, shortly, any minute (now), in the twinkling of an eye, in (less than) no time, in no time at all; N. Amer. momentarily; informal in a jiffy, in two shakes (of a lamb's tail), before you can say Jack Robinson, in the blink of an eye; Brit. informal in a tick, in two ticks, in a mo; N. Amer. informal in a snap; poetic/literary ere long.