just moments

collocation in English

meaningsofjustandmoment

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just
adjective
uk
/dʒʌst/us
/dʒʌst/
fair; ...
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moment
noun
uk
/ˈməʊ.mənt/us
/ˈmoʊ.mənt/
a very short period ...
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(Definition ofjustandmomentfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofjust moments

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I shall come to the figures in ajustmomentor two.
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Fish in a pond turn their white belly upwards just moments before they die.
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Does he agree that it takes hours of careful craftsmanship to create a beautiful piece of furniture and just moments of vandalism to smash it to pieces?
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Ren explains that a stranger, all covered in flour, showed up just moments earlier and wanted to sell him the painting.
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Rain dies just moments before they reach safety.
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The police had recovered the genuine article just moments before the crook's arrival!
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I left the house just moments before to look for one of my children.
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It was his fifth successful kick of the day but just moments before he missed a kick that could have iced the game.
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Eyewitnesses claimed they saw pieces falling from the plane just moments after it took off.
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Many well-wishers and friends of her turned into her enemies in just moments, and started to spread rumors and gossip about her.
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She won, only to have the band's songwriter die just moments before their debut.
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The earthquakes have also caused major tsunamis in the oceans and disaster is just moments away.
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He kicked the ball off the kicking tee just moments before the game was due to start.
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Fifty seconds passed before the first torpedo struck, with the second hitting just moments later.
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Torres is released due to this new evidence, just moments before her brain was to be probed.
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Just moments later the green lights of an approaching vessel appeared.
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