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having a moment

having a moment is the present participle and gerund 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 having a moment

What is having a moment the present participle and gerund of?
Having a moment is the present participle and gerund of have a moment.

Words near having a moment in the dictionary

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

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