While this phrase was previously used to preface a statement with which the speaker or writer attempts to relate to the audience's or readership's similar experiences, the phrase is now primarily used on social media arbitrarily to describe any experience the social media user wants no matter how idiosyncratic.
Example of Previous Use:
Speaker: That moment when you realize you've fallen in love.
Listener: Oh yeah, that moment...
Example of Current Use:
Writer: That moment when you've been abducted by aliens and you realize you really should have voted for John McCain.
Reader: Oh yeah, THAT moment...
The moment where you realize that this is a moment.
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The moment you realize that this is a moment moment, thus it becoming a moment moment moment.
Lady: This is such a moment moment.
Mike: If it's a moment moment, wouldn't it then be a moment moment moment?
Lady: True
Mike: Then that becomes a moment moment moment moment, which goes on forever...
Lady: Creating a momentception
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A metal band (this title is debatable) founded by Chris Howorth and Maria Brink in 2005. They released a few albums in the early 2000s (Beautiful Tragedy, The Dream, A Star Crossed Wasteland). After a Star Crossed Wasteland, almost all the band members dropped out and the band was close to disbanding. In This Moment began writing a new album in 2011 and had a new lineup, releasing their 4th album, Blood in 2012, their highest charting album. They are releasing their 5th album, Black Widow, in November 2014.
In This Moment ain't that bad.
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Having a moment with someone, usually a close brah.
Where did Chris and Zach go?
Oh, they're momenting after finding out they're Eskimo brothers.
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A brief and speechless lapse of time between two individuals who, while gazing into each other's eyes, just know what's up.
Dude... I just had a moment with the lunch lady.
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A unit of time. Useful in many different circumstances.
Man getting ready for a date: 3 seconds
Woman getting ready for a date: 45 minutes
Time for which it takes your friend to leave the house: 3 minutes
A historical event (a moment in time): depends if it is the sinking of the titanic (hours), impact of fat man (.01 milliseconds)
Interval of time it takes to complete computer repairs in a movie: 2.45 seconds (always followed by the word βthereβ)
A threat: 16 seconds give or take a few.
Well hell, a unit of time it takes to do anything. All you have to say is βin a momentβ and they (friends/family/gun toting villains) have to wait until your done. Except if you get shot cus that would suck, but at least itβll only take a moment.
You have one moment
I'll be down in a moment
In a moment
Just give me a moment
It was just a moment and it was done
Screw you guys, it was only a moment
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