MOMENT

(noun) having important effects or influence
"decisions of great consequence are made by the president himself", "virtue is of more moment than security", "that result is of no consequence"
synonyms : consequence , import
(noun) the n-th moment of a distribution is the expected value of the n-th power of the deviations from a fixed value
(noun) a turning force produced by an object acting at a distance (or a measure of that force)
(noun) at this time
"the disappointments of the here and now", "she is studying at the moment"
synonyms : here and now , present moment
(noun) a particular point in time
"the moment he arrived the party began"
synonyms : instant , minute , second
(noun) an indefinitely short time
"wait just a moment", "in a mo", "it only takes a minute", "in just a bit"
synonyms : bit , minute , mo , second

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