What is the meaning of "expect a moment at this point"?
I would really appreciate if someone could let me know what is the meaning of "expect a moment at this point" in the following sentence. Though my instinct say that the writer refers something that generally people don't like, I'm not precisely sure about it. By the way, I found this sentence on bbc.com while I was reading an article.
He told BBC Radio 4's Today programme: "I personally don't expect that there would me major progress today, but at the same time I think it's very good that they are talking - I think that's really positive. But I'm not sure that we would expect a moment at this point."
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"Moment" in British English can mean "something of importance", or "something significant". It is informal and an expression not used in American English. I also suspect that there was a transcription error.
- "Moment" in British English can mean "something of importance", or "something significant".
- It is informal and an expression not used in American English.
- I also suspect that there was a transcription error.
- com/dictionary/english/have-ones-moments He told BBC Radio 4's Today programme: "I personally don't expect that there would me major progress today, but at the same time I think it's very good that they are talking - I think that's really positive.
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"Moment" in British English can mean "something of importance", or "something significant". It is informal and an expression not used in American English. I also suspect that there was a transcription error.
See definition entry #2
https://www.lexico.com/definition/moment
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