momentary lapse

collocation in English

meaningsofmomentaryandlapse

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momentary
adjective
uk
/ˈməʊ.mən.tər.i/us
/ˈmoʊ.mən.tər.i/
lasting for a very ...
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lapse
noun
uk
/læps/us
/læps/
a ...
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(Definition ofmomentaryandlapsefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofmomentary lapse

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But it was not amomentarylapse.
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There may be amomentarylapseof concentration, a human error.
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Amomentarylapseof concentration in an otherwise attentive individual does not normally satisfy that test.
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Would, for instance, amomentarylapseof concentration warrant the same charge as that of a driver who consistently drives badly?
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I apologise to my noble friend for mymomentarylapseof concentration.
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But his enthusiasm does not extend to voting for it, so that has to be written off as amomentarylapse.
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That accident has been caused by amomentarylapseof judgment.
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That perhaps was amomentarylapse.
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Should we lock up the driver and throw away the key just for amomentarylapseof judgment?
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It was felt in this case that there was such amomentarylapse, and that other factors may have had an influence.
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It was only amomentarylapse.
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We felt that the whole course of conduct could not be excused as amomentarylapse.
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I really think that between them they may have had amomentarylapse, because normally their senses are very comprehensive and lapses do not often occur.
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He was taken into custody by local police, and blamed mental fatigue for hismomentarylapsein judgement.
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This did not happen because of somemomentarylapse.
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His defence team did not plead insanity, but instead asked for a lenient sentence on the grounds of amomentarylapsecaused by a weak mind.
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We used 12 as a minimum to make up for any momentary lapses of attention during the learning phases.
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Besides momentary lapses in the years after 1935 and one big gap from 1961 to 1967, this activity is practically continuous.
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The likely explanation in most cases are momentary lapses.
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