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had a moment

had a moment is the simple past and past participle of have a moment.

Meaning of have a moment

Verb

have a moment (third-person singular simple present has a moment, present participle having a moment, simple past and past participle had a moment)

  1. (informal) To dissociate or act abnormally for a short period of time.
  2. (idiomatic, informal) To reach a high level of popularity during a specific time.
    • Arte Povera, the politicized avant-garde art movement that blossomed in Italy in the late ’60s, is having a moment.2017 January 30, M. H. Miller, “Arte Povera Is Back”, in The New York Times Style Magazine, →ISSN

Questions about had a moment

What is had a moment the simple past and past participle of?
Had a moment is the simple past and past participle of have a moment.

Words near had a moment in the dictionary

  1. had a look
  2. had a loose screw
  3. had a lot of time
  4. had a mind of one's own
  5. had a mind to
  6. had a moment
  7. had a monk on
  8. had a mountain to climb
  9. had a normal one
  10. had a pair
  11. had a point

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