Collocations for moment - noun

brief, fleeting, passing
long
precious, rare
They were making the most of those last precious moments together.

intimate, quiet
anxious, awful, awkward, embarrassing, heart-stopping, tense, terrifying
For one heart-stopping moment, we thought she was going to fall.

bad, difficult
That was a bad moment in my life.

odd, spare
Could you look through this report when you have a spare moment?

exact, particular, precise, very
I felt at home here from the very moment I arrived.

good, opportune, perfect, right
I don't think this is the right moment to ask for a bonus.

inopportune, wrong
big, critical, crucial, decisive, defining, important, key, pivotal, seminal, watershed
I didn't want to screw up my big moment.
We have reached a critical moment in the negotiations.

historic, historical
climactic, dramatic
blissful, glorious, magic, magical, marvellous/marvelous, memorable, unforgettable, wonderful
emotional, poignant, tender, touching
funny, humorous
This is one of the book's funniest moments.

crowning, finest, great, happiest, proudest, shining (esp. AmE)
Her finest moment came when she won the Nobel Prize.

unguarded
She let the news slip in an unguarded moment.

senior (humorous) (= a forgetful occasion)
It was a bad time to have a senior moment.

final, last
Why do you leave it until the last possible moment before getting ready?

last, take
The feeling only lasted a moment.
This won't take a moment.

hesitate (for), pause (for), wait (for)
She paused a moment to reflect.

spend
I spent a few moments thinking what I was going to say.

give sb, spare (sb)
I can only spare you a moment, I'm afraid.

enjoy, relish, savour/savor
Victory was sweet, and she relished every moment.

cherish, treasure
I treasure the moments we spent together.

recall, relive, remember
Afterwards she relived every moment in her head.

dread
I dread the moment when she finds out.

choose, pick, seize
He's in a bad mood today—you need to choose your moment carefully.

capture
I managed to capture the moment on film.

arrive, come, occur
The moment had finally come to make a move.

pass
He opened his mouth to say he loved her, but the moment passed.

after a/the moment
After a moment we followed him.

at a/the moment
At that very moment the phone rang.
He might wake up at any moment.

for a/the moment
She paused for a moment.

from a/the moment
I loved her from the first moment I met her.

in a/the moment
I'll be back in a moment.
in her rare moments of leisure

moment in
a great moment in the country's history

moment of
at the moment of death
It was the proudest moment of my entire life.
There was a moment of silence.

at a given moment, at any given moment
You need to be aware of what you are doing at any given moment.

every waking moment
I don't expect to spend every waking moment at work.

a few moments
Could you wait a few moments?

in the heat of the moment
In the heat of the moment she forgot what she wanted to say.

a moment ago
He was here just a moment ago.

a moment later
A moment later, the ceiling fell in.

a moment longer, a moment more
I couldn't stand it a moment longer.

a moment or two
I stood there for a moment or two.

never a dull moment
There's never a dull moment in this job.

not a moment too soon
the present moment
At the present moment, we do not have a choice.