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Anonymous Posted 12 years ago
Grammar
In a moment of time?
Hi. Could we use the phrase "in a moment of time" to mean something like the word "fast"?
Thank you in advance for your help.
eg,
It happened in a moment of time.
Thank you in advance for your help.
eg,
It happened in a moment of time.
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Anonymous Could we use the phrase "in a moment of time" to mean something like the word "fast"? No, but you can use these: It happened ... in an instant.
- Anonymous Could we use the phrase "in a moment of time" to mean something like the word "fast"?
- No, but you can use these: It happened ...
- in an instant.
- in less than a second.
- in the blink of an eye.
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AnonymousCould we use the phrase "in a moment of time" to mean something like the word "fast"?No, but you can use these:
It happened ...
in an instant.
in less than a second.
in the blink of an eye.
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*in a moment (=very soon)****
-I'll come back to that point in a moment.
***in a moment of something****
moment of madness/weakness/panic etc a short period of time when you do not feel or behave as normal and often do or say something which you later wish you had not done or said
-In a moment of madness I agreed to go with him.
-He experienced a brief
-I'll come back to that point in a moment.
***in a moment of something****
moment of madness/weakness/panic etc a short period of time when you do not feel or behave as normal and often do or say something which you later wish you had not done or said
-In a moment of madness I agreed to go with him.
-He experienced a brief
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