Time

Synonyms for moment

Two senses of moment live in the word bank, and they take different synonyms. The sentence under each one is what tells them apart.

Tier 1, Foothills · 2 senses · noun · Reason line included

Sense 1 of 2nounTier 1, FoothillsTime

an indefinitely short time

Wait just a moment.

The sentence the app shows, and the only thing that settles which meaning is meant.

The true synonym

bit

Same sentence, swapped: Wait just a bit.

Close but different

These are the other three tiles the game puts on screen for this sense. Each one is a real word with a real meaning, and none of them is a synonym for moment as it is used in the sentence above.

consequence
dead
patch

Sense 2 of 2nounTier 1, FoothillsTime

a particular point in time

The moment he arrived the party began.

The sentence the app shows, and the only thing that settles which meaning is meant.

The true synonym

second

Same sentence, swapped: The second he arrived the party began.

Close but different

These are the other three tiles the game puts on screen for this sense. Each one is a real word with a real meaning, and none of them is a synonym for moment as it is used in the sentence above.

consequence
end
start

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Closest first: other time words at Foothills, then the same tier across the rest of the library.

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