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have a moment

have a moment verb: to dissociate or act abnormally for a short period of time.

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
    • Posh salt is having a moment – does enjoying it make me pretentious? [title]2019 May 23, Zoe Williams, “Posh salt is having a moment – does enjoying it make me pretentious?”, in The Guardian, →ISSN

Forms of have a moment

third-person singular presenthas a moment
present participlehaving a moment
past participlehad a moment
pasthad a moment

Questions about have a moment

What does have a moment mean?
Have a moment means to dissociate or act abnormally for a short period of time.
What part of speech is have a moment?
Have a moment is a verb.
What is the past tense of have a moment?
The past tense of have a moment is had a moment.

Words near have a moment in the dictionary

  1. have a look
  2. have a loose screw
  3. have a lot of time
  4. have a mind of one's own
  5. have a mind to
  6. have a moment
  7. have a monk on
  8. have a mountain to climb
  9. have a nice day
  10. have a nice day syndrome
  11. have a nice life

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