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A brief, unspecified period of time; a short while.
Kannst du einen Moment warten?
Can you wait a moment?
In diesem Moment wurde mir alles klar.
At that moment, everything became clear to me.
Often used to ask for patience or to refer to a specific brief time.
A critical or decisive point in time.
Dies ist ein entscheidender Moment in der Geschichte.
This is a decisive moment in history.
Used in more formal or dramatic contexts to emphasize importance.
'Moment' is frequently used in everyday speech to ask for a brief wait or to refer to a short period of time.
When asking someone to wait, 'einen Moment' is polite and commonly used.
From Latin 'momentum' (movement, impulse), via French 'moment'.
In German, 'Moment' is often used informally to ask someone to wait briefly. It is also used to refer to a specific, often brief, period of time.