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have a moment en · VERB
Meanings
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(informal) To dissociate or act abnormally for a short period of time.
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(idiomatic, informal) To reach a high level of popularity during a specific time.
Posh salt is having a moment – does enjoying it make me pretentious? [title]
2019 May 23, Zoe Williams, “Posh salt is having a moment – does enjoying it make me pretentious?”, in The Guardian, →ISSN:Arte Povera, the politicized avant-garde art movement that blossomed in Italy in the late ’60s, is having a moment.
2017 January 30, M. H. Miller, “Arte Povera Is Back”, in The New York Times Style Magazine, →ISSN:I’ll go ahead and state the obvious: These sandals are not attractive. Luckily for me (and all of us), ugly shoes are having an extremely long moment—and even if the moment ends, I think I’m permanently on board.
2024 June 26, Malia Griggs, Jake Henry Smith, quoting M.G., “20 Best Walking Sandals, Approved by Podiatrists and Glamour Editors”, in Glamour:
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