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have one's moments

have one's moments verb: to experience brief periods of distinction, especially in contrast with the status quo.

Verb

have one's moments (third-person singular simple present has one's moments, present participle having one's moments, simple past and past participle had one's moments)

  1. (idiomatic) To experience brief periods of distinction, especially in contrast with the status quo.
    • They certainly had their moments and will complain of ill-fortune, about a suspicion of handball before Tielemans' goal and those magnificent saves from Schmeichel but this was a stuttering Chelsea, not the smooth machine that saw off Real Madrid with such comfort in the Champions League semi-final...2021 May 15, Phil McNulty, “Chelsea 0-1 Leicester”, in BBC Sport

Synonyms of have one's moments

Forms of have one's moments

third-person singular presenthas one's moments
present participlehaving one's moments
past participlehad one's moments
pasthad one's moments

Questions about have one's moments

What does have one's moments mean?
Have one's moments means to experience brief periods of distinction, especially in contrast with the status quo.
What part of speech is have one's moments?
Have one's moments is a verb.
What is the past tense of have one's moments?
The past tense of have one's moments is had one's moments.

Words near have one's moments in the dictionary

  1. have one's heart in the right place
  2. have one's heart set on
  3. have one's heart set upon
  4. have one's hump up
  5. have one's mind about one
  6. have one's moments
  7. have one's moons
  8. have one's name in the Gazette
  9. have one's name on
  10. have one's name taken
  11. have one's name written all over

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