in a moment

idiom

: in a short time : soon
I'll explain that in a moment.

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In 2017, in a moment of great tension between North Korea and the first Trump administration, Beijing openly criticized Pyongyang. Sungmin Cho, Foreign Affairs, 12 Nov. 2024 While the city is not in a moment as fraught as 1992, when riots broke out in the streets following the acquittal of the officers who beat Rodney King, Martinez said there is a tension in the air. Noah Goldberg, Los Angeles Times, 25 Oct. 2024 An Illinois man saved his neighbor's choking child in a moment that was captured in doorbell camera footage. Julia Reinstein, ABC News, 28 Oct. 2024 Elsewhere onscreen, dart your eyes toward another frame with Richard and Margaret, or Richard’s parents (played by Paul Bettany and Kelly Reilly) in a moment of ecstasy or, more likely, one of their rows. Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 26 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for in a moment 

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“In a moment.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20a%20moment. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.

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