how long is it ?

[poshman]

how long is a moment ? I often hear this travelling " the train will arrive in a few moments " just a moment ill ask the missus

 

[ladylola]

OED says "a very brief portion of time; an instant"

which to be fair isn't any clearer is it?

 

[imamartian]

it's probably a small piece of time that can't be defined accurately. Some words are useful because of their lack of definition...

 

[xr4x4]

No more than 5 minutes..?

 

[pred]

I think it depends what you are talking about myself, a moment in my lifetime i would be thinking no more than a minute or two, but a moment in the life of the universe is probably a few decades longer whereas a moment in the lifespan of an insect would probably be a couple of nano seconds. SIMPLES

 

[imamartian]

I think it depends what you are talking about myself, a moment in my lifetime i would be thinking no more than a minute or two, but a moment in the life of the universe is probably a few decades longer whereas a moment in the lifespan of an insect would probably be a couple of nano seconds. SIMPLES

that's what i said.... innit?

 

[conny]

I think it depends what you are talking about myself, a moment in my lifetime i would be thinking no more than a minute or two, but a moment in the life of the universe is probably a few decades longer whereas a moment in the lifespan of an insect would probably be a couple of nano seconds. SIMPLES

that's what i said.... innit?

I'll have to think about that.

Gis a moment....

 

[pred]

I think it depends what you are talking about myself, a moment in my lifetime i would be thinking no more than a minute or two, but a moment in the life of the universe is probably a few decades longer whereas a moment in the lifespan of an insect would probably be a couple of nano seconds. SIMPLES

that's what i said.... innit?

No! you said,

it's probably a small piece of time that can't be defined accurately. Some words are useful because of their lack of definition...

 

[conny]

Pedant.