English · Word pair Candidate A1

for a moment

Proposed by a contributor, not yet supported by evidence.

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

for a very short time

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Trong một thời gian rất ngắn

Machine-translated — suggest a fix

Literally: during one moment

Examples

He hesitated for a moment.Anh ấy chần chừ một lúc.

Shall I go to the washroom for a moment, I wonder.Mình có nên đi vào phòng vệ sinh một lát không nhỉ.

Tatoeba sentence #291749 (CC BY 2.0 FR, tatoeba.org, retrieved 2026-07-31)

Sources & notes

Everyday learner phrase (CEFR A1); level cross-referenced from published learner lists. Definition pending editorial review. Definition drafted by AI (@cf/meta/llama-3.3-70b-instruct-fp8-fast) and auto-approved by rule on 2026-08-01; pending editor spot-check.

Common questions

What does “for a moment” mean?

for a very short time Literally: during one moment

Is “for a moment” formal or informal?

for a moment is generally neutral.